Georgia appeals court cancels arguments on Trump appeal on Willis

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Georgia appeals court cancels arguments on Trump appeal on Willis
The cancellation comes amid lingering questions about the future of the Georgia case against Trump as he prepares to return to the White House.


Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis speaks to the Associated Press on Oct. 22 in Atlanta. (Brynn Anderson/AP)

By Holly Bailey
November 18, 2024 at 6:38 p.m. EST

ATLANTA -- The Georgia Court of Appeals on Monday abruptly canceled oral arguments on Donald Trump's appeal of a state court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis (D) to continue prosecuting the 2020 election interference case against the president-elect and several of his allies.

In a brief notice filed late Monday afternoon, the appellate court said the arguments, originally scheduled to take place Dec. 5, are "hereby canceled until further order of this Court." The notice gave no reason for the cancellation and caught many parties involved in the case by surprise. … The abrupt notice comes amid lingering questions about the future of the Georgia case against Trump as he prepares to return to the White House after his election victory this month.

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Steven Sadow, Trump's lead attorney in Georgia, previously argued that if Trump regained the presidency, the case against his client would have to be delayed until 2029. "Under the supremacy clause and its duty to the president of the United States, this trial would not take place at all until after he left his term of office," Sadow said.

But even if Trump is removed from the proceedings, the case is expected to move on for the 14 others who are charged, including former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and former New York mayor and Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani.

By Holly Bailey
Holly Bailey is a national correspondent for The Washington Post based in Atlanta and covering the South. She joined The Post in 2019 as a national political reporter covering the 2020 presidential campaign. She was part of The Post team that won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for a series examining the rise of the AR-15.follow on X @hollybdc

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