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The Georgia Court of Appeals has halted the election subversion conspiracy case against former US President Donald Trump and co-defendants, potentially delaying trial proceedings until after the 2024 presidential election. The decision is based on a disqualification request against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who faces allegations of a romantic relationship with the special prosecutor. Trump’s defense team claims financial benefits from the relationship, but the court found insufficient evidence. The ruling provides Trump with a reprieve as he campaigns for a possible return to the White House. The Georgia case is part of Trump’s broader effort to challenge the results of the 2020 election, while he also faces other legal battles, including a conviction for falsifying business records in New York.

The Georgia Court of Appeals has scheduled a tentative hearing date of October 4th, 2024, for the case brought by former President Trump and his co-defendants to have District Attorney Fani Willis disqualified from the election interference investigation. The defense alleges that Willis has a conflict of interest due to a previous romantic relationship with Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor who was removed from the case. Willis and Wade deny the allegations, but the defense argues that the appearance of impropriety is enough to warrant Willis’s disqualification. The hearing is set to take place roughly a month before the presidential election, potentially nullifying Willis’s aim to have the case go to trial before then.