Trump, Codefendants Appeal Fani Willis Disqualification Decision

Published on March 29, 2024

Former President Donald Trump and several codefendants appealed Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee’s decision to not disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in the Georgia Court of Appeals on March 29. Ms. Willis is prosecuting President Trump and 14 others in a high-profile racketeering case that charges them with participating in a criminal conspiracy to challenge the results of the 2020 election. The appeal was joined by Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Jeffrey Clark, Robert Cheeley, Michael Roman, David Shafer, Harrison Floyd, and Cathleen Latham, who argued that the judged had erred in applying the standard for disqualification, and if he erred in his ruling it would require the entire case to be tried again. The judge had indicated the 15 defendants would be tried in separate groups, and the prosecutors have said each trial will take the same amount of time, three to five months....

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