Judge rules Fani Willis can continue to lead Georgia Trump investigation

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : In August 2023, a Fulton County grand jury charged Trump and 18 of his allies in a sprawling 98-page indictment with racketeering and a dozen other felonies.
39% : Meanwhile, the judge presiding over the Florida classified document case, involving files Trump stored at his Mar-a-Lago residence and club, recently delayed the case that was scheduled for May.
38% : "Defense attorneys argue that allowing Willis to preside over the case threatens to undermine public confidence in an already charged and sensitive investigation.
35% : "Trump and his co-defendants have pushed for Willis to be disqualified -- a move that would have derailed the case, likely holding up the start date of a trial that could have a significant influence on the Nov. 5 presidential election.
32% : "Judge McAfee delivered a partial win to Trump and his co-defendants Wednesday when he dismissed six counts -- including three against the former president -- related to the charge of solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer.
27% : Still, he said, the allegations of a conflict of interest -- a narrative that Trump has seized on as he campaigns to reclaim the White House -- threatened to taint the public's perception of the prosecution.
24% : After losing Georgia by nearly 12,000 votes, Trump raised baseless claims of election fraud and pressured GOP leaders in the state to help him overturn the result.
14% : But such a delay, he said, would likely have happened anyway: "Donald Trump can't be at multiple criminal trials at once.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.