A Georgia appeals court docket on Wednesday paused the felony case accusing Donald Trump of looking for to subvert the 2020 election whereas it considers the previous president’s bid to disqualify lead prosecutor Fani Willis, a court docket order confirmed.
The order prevents the sprawling case towards Trump and 14 co-defendants from transferring towards trial whereas Trump appeals a choose’s ruling permitting Willis, the Fulton County district legal professional, to stay on the case.
It’s one other indication that the case, considered one of 4 going through Trump as he seeks to unseat President Joe Biden and return to the White Home, won’t go to trial earlier than the November. 5 election
A New York jury final week discovered Trump responsible of making an attempt to cowl up a hush cash fee to a porn star, a verdict that Trump has vowed to attraction. The 2 federal instances towards him, for making an attempt to overturn his defeat and mishandling labeled paperwork after leaving workplace, have additionally been slowed down by authorized challenges.
Within the Georgia case, Trump and eight co-defendants are looking for to disqualify Willis’ workplace over allegations {that a} romantic relationship with a former high deputy posed a battle of curiosity.
Prosecutors have additionally signaled they’ll attraction a previous ruling that tossed out some felony counts within the indictment. Fulton County Decide Scott McAfee, who’s overseeing the case, beforehand signaled he would deal with some pre-trial authorized points through the attraction, however Wednesday’s order prevents him from taking any motion.
The attraction is more likely to take a number of months to resolve. The court docket earlier this week scheduled oral argument in October.
Trump and the 14 co-defendants have pleaded not responsible to racketeering and different costs stemming from what prosecutors allege was a scheme to overturn Trump’s slender defeat in Georgia within the 2020 election.