A recent development in the Georgia election subversion case against Donald Trump has caused a significant delay in the legal proceedings. The Georgia Court of Appeals has issued a stay order, effectively pausing all activities related to the case at the trial court level in Fulton County, Georgia.
The stay order was put in place until a decision is made regarding the potential disqualification of Fannie Willis from the case. Previously, Judge Scott McAfee had ruled that Willis could remain involved in the case if her lead prosecutor, Nathan Wade, recused himself. However, this decision was appealed to the Georgia Court of Appeals, which is now tasked with determining whether Willis should be removed from the case.
As a result of this ongoing disqualification issue, all work on the Trump case in Georgia has been halted by the appeals court. Despite Judge McAfee allowing pretrial work to continue during the appeals process, the recent order from the appeals court overrides this decision and mandates a complete stoppage of all activities related to the case.
With the appeals court potentially taking until March 2025 to reach a decision on Willis's involvement in the case, the likelihood of a trial taking place in Georgia before the 2024 presidential election seems increasingly slim. In fact, it is now possible that a trial may not occur until mid-2025, further prolonging the legal proceedings surrounding the election subversion case.
