President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday appealed to a Georgia court docket to dismiss the legal case in opposition to him for allegedly making an attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss within the state.
Lawyers for Trump argued that his continued prosecution by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who has additionally charged a number of of Trump’s allies, would violate the U.S. Constitution as he prepares to return to the White House subsequent month.
They urged the appeals court docket to take away Trump from the proceedings and to order a decrease court docket decide to dismiss the case in opposition to Trump in its entirety.
A spokesperson for Willis didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Federal prosecutors have already dropped two legal instances in opposition to Trump primarily based on a Justice Department coverage in opposition to prosecuting a sitting president.
Trump’s sentencing on fees in New York involving hush cash paid to a porn star was placed on maintain indefinitely following Trump’s election victory over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump’s legal professionals renewed their makes an attempt to dismiss that prosecution Tuesday.
In Georgia, Trump and 14 others face racketeering and different fees for allegedly forming a legal conspiracy to reverse Trump’s slender defeat within the battleground state within the 2020 election.
Trump has pleaded not responsible and has argued that the case and others he has confronted, have been politically motivated makes an attempt to break his marketing campaign.
Trump as president is not going to have the authority to finish the Georgia case however his legal professionals argued that persevering with to prosecute him would undermine his means to control.
Trump and eight of his co-defendants have requested the appeals court docket to disqualify Willis from prosecuting the case, arguing {that a} romantic relationship she had with a former deputy tainted the proceedings. The case has been paused since June due to the enchantment.
Oral arguments have been scheduled for Thursday however have been postponed by the court docket final month with out clarification.
Trump’s submitting applies solely to his case. The different co-defendants can proceed to press their enchantment if Trump is faraway from the case.
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