Court cancels pivotal hearing to consider if Fulton DA can remain on Trump RICO case

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : The Georgia court was set to hear the petition from Trump and co-defendants who want to disqualify Willis due to her prior romantic relationship with the special prosecutor she hired to lead the election interference case.
39% : This week's development is the latest twist in the case that's been sidetracked for several months in the appellate court while Trump mounted a successful campaign bid that won him a second term in the White House by defeating Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in the Nov. 5 election.
35% : The appeal of a lower court ruling that held Willis could remain on the case came from Trump and several co-defendants, including former Trump campaign officer Michael Roman, former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani and ex-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.
33% : "In August 2022, a Fulton grand jury indicted Trump and 18 of his allies on multiple charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
31% : Their plea agreement requires them to testify against Trump and the other 14 remaining defendants, as well as write letters of apology.
27% : The uncertainty surrounding the future of the felony racketeering case against Trump and his co-defendants increased with Trump's pending inauguration, set to take place Jan. 20.
15% : President Joe Biden defeated Trump in the 2020 election by fewer than 12,000 votes in Georgia.

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