Judge indicates he will rule within next 2 weeks on bid to remove Fani Willis from Trump case
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge indicates he will rule within next 2 weeks on bid to remove Fani Willis from Trump case

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump indicated Friday that he would rule within the next two weeks on whether to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the case over a romantic relationship with a top prosecutor. After several days of extraordinary testimony, Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee heard arguments over whether Willis’ relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade amounts to a conflict of interest that should force them off one of four criminal criminal cases against the former president. McAfee said at the end of the hearing that there are “several legal issues to sort through, several factual determinations that I have to make,” adding that he “will be taking the time to make sure that I give this case the full consideration it’s due.” Willis walked into the hearing after attorneys for the election case defendants wrapped up their arguments, and sat at a table where Wade and his attorney were also seated while listening to Abbate make his case. But Wade’s former law partner and onetime divorce attorney, Terrence Bradley, expected to be a key witness for lawyers trying to disqualify Willis, was at times evasive during testimony, and said he had “no direct knowledge of when the relationship started.” In one of hundreds of text messages Bradley exchanged with Roman’s attorney, Ashleigh Merchant, however, he told her that he “absolutely” believed the relationship began before Willis hired Wade.

History of this topic

Fani Willis to appeal to Georgia Supreme Court after disqualification in Trump case
5 days, 10 hours ago
Georgia appeals court disqualifies Fani Willis but refuses to drop case against Trump
5 days, 13 hours ago
Prosecutor Fani Willis is removed from the Georgia election case against Trump and others
5 days, 14 hours ago
Fani Willis removed from Trump's election interference case, appeals court rules
Top News
6 days, 5 hours ago
Fani Willis is disqualified from prosecuting Trump election case in Georgia, appeals court rules
6 days, 5 hours ago
Georgia court blocks Fulton DA Willis from Trump election interference case
Trending News
6 days, 5 hours ago
Georgia appeals court kicks DA Fani Willis off the Trump election interference case
6 days, 5 hours ago
Prosecutor Fani Willis is removed from the Georgia election case against Trump and others
6 days, 5 hours ago
Georgia court disqualifies prosecutor Fani Willis from Trump election case
6 days, 5 hours ago
Trump demands Georgia courts toss out Fani Willis’s criminal case against him
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Trump seeks to have Georgia election case dismissed, citing presidential immunity
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Trump asks Georgia court to dismiss election interference case against him, saying a sitting president can’t be prosecuted
Top News
3 weeks ago
How Trump’s team now plans to kill last criminal case against him
4 weeks ago
'Our mistake': Laura Ingraham admits her show mixed up Letitia James and Fani Willis
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Georgia appeals court cancels hearing on Trump case — with no public explanation
1 month ago
How to Deal With the Worst-Case Scenario
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Republican Lawyer Challenges Fulton County DA in Election Case
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Fani Willis, Georgia prosecutor pursuing election case against Donald Trump, is reelected
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Rare Republican Challenger Emerges in Fulton County District Attorney Race
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Prosecutor Fani Willis flush with campaign cash from Georgia voters as she targets Trump
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Trump trials: Fani Willis digs in her heels.
3 months, 1 week ago
Supreme Court weighs in on Fani Willis' request to delay Mark Meadows case
4 months ago
Judge won’t block Georgia prosecutor disciplinary body that Democrats fear is aimed at Fani Willis
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Appeals court won’t hear arguments on Fani Willis’ role in Georgia Trump case until after election
5 months, 1 week ago
A defiant Fani Willis appears to call out her critics in Trump case in speech at Black church
6 months, 1 week ago
Nathan Wade says his relationship with Fani Willis was ‘bad timing’ but not responsible for delaying Trump case
6 months, 1 week ago
Giuliani calls DA Fani Willis a ‘ho’ to rapturous reaction at Christian rally
6 months, 1 week ago
'Doomed': Experts say Trump election racketeering case just heard its 2024 death knell
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Georgia judges put Trump racketeering trial on hold while Fani Willis appeal advances
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Appeals court halts Trump's Georgia case during appeal of order allowing Willis to stay on case
6 months, 2 weeks ago
'Someone stop him!' Frustration mounts over new delay in Trump's Georgia election case
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Georgia court sets October date for Trump challenge to Fani Willis, likely delaying trial past election
6 months, 3 weeks ago
A court might hear arguments before the election on Fani Willis’ role in Trump’s Georgia case
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Prosecutors appeal dismissal of some charges against Trump in Georgia election interference case
7 months ago
Fani Willis and judge presiding over Georgia Trump election case defeat challengers
7 months ago
D.A. Fani Willis and judge in Georgia’s 2020 election case against Trump defeat challengers
7 months ago
Georgia court agrees to hear Trump’s appeal of Fani Willis disqualification ruling
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Georgia appeals court to review ruling allowing Fani Willis' stay in Trump case
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Georgia appeals court agrees to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump election case
7 months, 2 weeks ago
“Fani Willis messed up badly”: Appeals court deals another blow to Trump's Georgia election case
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Georgia appeals court agrees to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump election case
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Ex-Fani Willis prosecutor Nathan Wade speaks to 'regrets' for first time since resigning
7 months, 2 weeks ago
California Man Indicted For Allegedly Making Threats To Georgia Prosecutor In Trump Election Case
7 months, 2 weeks ago
'Wholly failed': Fani Willis fires back at Trump in appeals court filing
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Trump targets Judge Merchan's daughter in motion seeking recusal from hush money case
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Trump asks appeals court to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to remain on Georgia election case
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump asks appeals court to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to remain on Georgia election case
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Fani Willis slams Jim Jordan over 'politically motivated' threat to hold her in contempt
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Fulton County DA Fani Willis says despite efforts to slow down Trump case, ‘the train is coming’
9 months ago
Georgia judge permits Donald Trump to appeal Fani Willis disqualification decision
9 months ago

Discover Related