On Wednesday, a Georgia judge gave Donald Trump the green light to immediately appeal the recent ruling declining to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) from overseeing the election interference case against the former President.
In a brief order issued on Wednesday, Judge Scott McAfee granted the certificate of immediate review requested by Trump and eight of his co-defendants in the sprawling racketeering case.
The Hill has more:
They are now expected to ask the Georgia Court of Appeals to take up the disqualification battle before the case goes to trial.
As the effort proceeds, however, McAfee made clear he won’t pause proceedings in his court.
“The Court intends to continue addressing the many other unrelated pending pretrial motions, regardless of whether the petition is granted within 45 days of filing, and even if any subsequent appeal is expedited by the appellate court,” McAfee wrote in his ruling.
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How is someone who ran for office on a “get Trump” platform allowed to rule on his case?