U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Washington, DC, on November 13, 2024.
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The Georgia Court of Appeals on Monday heard oral arguments on President-elect Donald Trump and other co-defendants’ efforts to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from criminal prosecution for election interference, with further notice to come. It was canceled until
of Georgia Court of Appeals The court independently canceled arguments scheduled for December 5th. The court did not explain why.
Three other criminal cases against Trump have been in limbo since Republicans won the presidential election nearly two weeks ago.
Trump and other defendants are charged in state court in Atlanta with trying to undo Georgia’s 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden.
Earlier this year, the judge in the case, Scott McAfee, allowed Willis to proceed with the case despite revelations that Willis had been romantically involved with a senior prosecutor in charge of the case.
Trump and the other defendants have appealed the ruling, and an appeals court in June halted proceedings pending the outcome.
A New York state judge in Manhattan last week postponed until Tuesday a decision on whether to throw out Mr. Trump’s conviction in a hush-money criminal case there. Manhattan prosecutors had asked the judge for a delay, saying they needed to assess how Trump’s election victory would affect the cases awaiting judgment.
The U.S. Department of Justice is expected to dismiss two other criminal cases against Trump because of his election.
In one case, Trump is being charged in federal court in Washington, D.C., with charges related to his attempts to overturn Biden’s victory in the 2020 national election. The judge in the case suspended proceedings at the request of the top prosecutor, Special Prosecutor Jack Smith.
The second lawsuit charges Trump with charges related to retaining classified government documents after leaving the White House in January 2021 and obstructing government officials’ efforts to recover those records. He was charged in federal court in Florida.
The Florida lawsuit was dismissed earlier this year by U.S. District Judge Eileen Cannon, who was nominated by President Trump to serve as his successor.
Mr. Smith is appealing Mr. Cannon’s decision. But last week, it asked the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to halt proceedings in the case, citing Trump’s election victory. The federal appeals court granted Smith’s request.
