Trump Appeal: Fani Disqualification Case Appeal Accepted by Court

The Georgia Court of Appeals set an October date to hear President Donald Trump’s appeal to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from her case against the former President for Georgia election interference. Oral argument will take place on October 4, just a month before the presidential election.

Even though Judge McAfee noted that an “odor of mendacity” – lying – permeated DA Willis’ testimony regarding her relationship with Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade, he allowed Willis to remain on the case. Will the appeals court rule differently?

The Georgia Court of Appeals didn't have to accept the appeal – they could have denied it and let the case proceed. However, the state's appellate judges clearly believed that the briefings warranted a ruling.

When you look at the details of how this court operates, you find that it’s very busy. The Georgia state constitution mandates that issues must be decided within two terms of court, which means the state Justices must rule by March 2025. Of course, they could choose to hear an expedited appeal, but most cases are decided approximately eight months after they are first docketed.

Obviously, March 2025 is well after Election Day in November. And this is not even the final court in Georgia; the Georgia Supreme Court could also be forced to issue a ruling. So put this case in the column of yet another Trump case that will not be decided before the election.

The ACLJ filed an amicus brief arguing that Judge McAfee’s decision to allow DA Willis to remain as prosecutor was incorrect based on his incriminating comments about her testimony. We don't believe the Georgia prosecution is free from an appearance of impropriety.

The judge ruled that DA Willis could choose either to recuse herself or remove Special Prosecutor Wade, who had already been paid almost $700k (even though he lacked the specialty in that area of the law). And then there was an alleged improper relationship between the two and possible obstruction of justice.

The ACLJ plans to file another amicus brief in this case when it goes to the Georgia Court of Appeals. You can join us in court by signing our petition to disqualify DA Willis.

The news broke recently that the Biden Administration will issue an Executive Order to address the border crisis. ACLJ Executive Producer Will Haynes slammed President Biden’s too-little-too-late attempt to bolster border security:

This was actually the framework that Donald Trump used. And remember the person who took this out of practice was President Joe Biden. . . . Now, he’s trying to play catch up after 3.5 years of just a total disaster. . . . [Biden is] about 20 points behind President Trump in the polls on how they’d handle the border. Does he really think this move this late in the game will dip into that deficit? It just seems very cynical . . . saying, Here’s something we can do now – actually, it’s what Trump did but a little bit weaker, and we’re going to do it right in the fourth quarter of the ballgame.

Yesterday, we celebrated a massive ACLJ victory after the federal government conceded one of our whistleblower cases. Justice has been served for FBI Agent Marcus Allen after he exposed the corruption of the Deep State FBI and suffered the agency’s unjust wrath. And we are confident in our upcoming amicus brief that will be headed to the Georgia Court of Appeals to disqualify DA Willis. Your generous support of the ACLJ’s important work is bearing fruit.

Today’s Sekulow broadcast included a full analysis of the Georgia Court of Appeals agreeing to hear President Trump’s appeal to remove the tainted DA Willis. Plus, ACLJ Senior Counsel for Global Affairs Mike Pompeo blasted President Biden’s incompetent mishandling of the southern border, and ACLJ Senior Counsel CeCe Heil gave an update on an important religious liberty case in the Los Angeles area.

Watch the full broadcast below: