The GA Court of Appeals on Wed ordered a halt to the proceedings in the election interference case against Trump & 8 co-defendants pending the outcome of their appeal seeking to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney #FaniWillis.
The order, issued by the full appeals court, means the case against #Trump & his co-defendants, accusing them of a #criminal#conspiracy to try to overturn his defeat in the state, will almost certainly not be scheduled for trial before the fall #election or even the new year. It remains unclear if the case against the 6 remaining co-defendants who did not sign onto the appeal will proceed.
“#Georgia Court of Appeals temporarily halted proceedings in #Trump case while it reviews a trial judge's ruling that allowed Fulton County District Attorney #FaniWillis to continue prosecuting the case.
The stay issued by the court applies only to Trump and the eight co-defendants who sought to have Willis and her office removed from the case because of an improper relationship she had with Nathan Wade, who served as a special prosecutor” #legal
Well, as much as I would like to blame Republican schemes, this was an unforced error as far as I've read. (Which isn't much. I have not been tracking this issue).
@angiebaby@peteriskrisjanis@GGMcBG@GottaLaff The lack of addressing the removal of the voting rights act made me lose faith. Directly after a coup attempt based around ridiculous cheating claims, while watching SCOTUS play partisan with gerrymandering, and watching states that were removed from watch lists immediately jump in to racist bullshit. Pretending that voting rights was a partisan interference is the dumbest thing ever. If a party I'd against voting, then yes, be against them.
#Georgia's parliament voted on Tuesday to override a presidential veto of a bill on "foreign agents" that has plunged the South #Caucasus country into crisis.
The bill would require organisations receiving more than 20% of their funding from overseas to register as "agents of foreign influence", while also introducing punitive fines for violations, as well as onerous disclosure requirements.
#Georgia’s Parliament gave final approval to a contentious bill that critics say could undermine the country’s efforts to join the EU in favor of closer ties with #Russia - NYT
@mapologies Funny, I've never heard Grusien used anywhere in Germany. The semi-official dictionary, Duden, doesn't list "Grusien", but "Grusinien", defined as "the Russian name of Georgia" (not quite correctly as the Russian name of the country is Грузия - Grusiya). Usually, the country is referred to as Georgien.
The #Fulton County District Attorney’s Office says it's appealing Judge Scott McAfee's order that dismissed six counts from the 2020 election interference indictment — including three of #Trump's charges. #Georgia#legal
"Asserting that Trump is 'a man who has disqualified himself through his conduct and his character,' Duncan wrote, 'Unlike Trump, I’ve belonged to the GOP my entire life. This November, I am voting for a decent person I disagree with on policy over a criminal defendant without a moral compass.'"
Also last night: incumbent Cobb DA Flynn Broady was defeated by Sonya Allen, one of #FaniWillis’ deputies in the #Fulton DA’s office. Willis had cut an ad for Allen ahead of Election Day #Georgia
Decision Desk HQ projects Shawn Harris and Clarence Blalock advance to the Democratic primary runoff for #Georgia's 14th congressional district. The winner will face Marjorie Taylor Greene (R).👈🏼🤢
@GottaLaff Either candidate should be a no brainer against MTG. But nooOoo. We’re still living in a Black Mirror episode with an upside down world that wa can’t find our way out until we solve the DOJ law maze by cornering them in a dead end that doesn’t have a corrupt liars’ loophole they can escape through.
Two of the highest-profile candidates on the ballot: the judge and lead prosecutor in the #Fulton election interference case. Judge Scott McAfee is asking voters for a full, four year term on the bench, while DA #FaniWillis wants a second term #Georgia
Despite a judge’s ruling that #FultonCounty DA #FaniWillis can continue prosecuting…, the relentless campaign to attack her & discredit the case against #Trump continues full-steam ahead.
Through a barrage of dubious accusations, Trump & his allies seek to tarnish Willis’ reputation, delegitimize the judicial process & the #RuleOfLaw, & distract from the substantive #facts of the case.
We’re witnessing a concerted effort by #Trump & #MAGA#politicians to cast doubt on the legitimate & strong #FultonCounty#ElectionInterference case by attacking the prosecutor. It’s an effort that takes advantage of every avenue of #government#power to which Trump’s allies have access. Their goal? #Delay#accountability for Trump’s alleged attempt to illegally overturn a presidential election.
“Stay tuned,” says state Sen. Bill Cowsert, who is leading a Senate investigation of DA #FaniWillis, of his plans to subpoena her to testify before his committee. He also says he’s expecting “insiders” from her office to testify. #Georgia
McAfee schedules 2nd day of hearings on pretrial motions for May 29. Focus on pending requests from defendant Shawn Still, who was able to temp delay court action bc of his service in state Sen. Now that legis session is over we're back to it
For those asking, Judge McAfee said he'd cont moving ahd on pending pretrial motions even as #Georgia Ct of Appeals takes on the #FaniWillis disqual
It's poss defendants could seek a stay against McAfee but we haven't seen that yet
@glynmoody They did last night, didn't they?
I've been wondering if/when this would turn into a Maidan-like situation. I guess we're about to find out.
What's now happening in #Georgia is absolutely a replay of what was happening there and in #Ukraine in 2004, in #Moldova 2009, #Belarus in 2006 and again in 2020, in Ukraine again in 2014, and so on. The people are demanding their right to be heard, and a putin-backed oligarch is using force to subdue them. We used to call these color revolutions.
