Trump georgia election trial

* Georgia court of appeals indefinitely pauses the election subversion conspiracy case against Donald Trump A Georgia appeals court has halted the election subversion conspiracy case against Donald Trump and several of his co-defendants – a massive victory for the former president seeking to push further legal issues until 2025 if he can’t beat them altogether. By Zachary Cohen, Sara Murray and Jason Morris CNN on 5th june 2024. In this still image from video, Aileen Cannon, the Florida judge initially assigned to oversee Donald Trump's classified documents case, answers questions during her nomination hearing by the US Senate Committee in July 2020. RELATED ARTICLE Judge Aileen Cannon rips up court schedule in Mar-a-Lago case in ways that benefit Trump The new order filed on Wednesday from the Georgia Court of Appeals is the latest indication that a trial in the state-level Georgia election subversion case will not occur before the 2024 presidential election. The court said the case will be on hold until a panel of judges rules on whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified. The appeals court is expected to rule on the disqualification issue by March 2025, though it could issue a ruling sooner. Several sources close to the case have told CNN that the timeline remains very uncertain. Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee had initially allowed proceedings in his courtroom to continue as the appeals court weighed an appeal of his decision to allow Willis to remain on the case. A spokesperson for Willis’ office said they can’t comment on the appeals court’s order at this point. The DA can ask the appeals court to fast track a decision in this matter if it chooses. The appeals court’s decision underscores Trump’s series of successes in his long-running strategy to put prosecutors on the defensive, attack them in the public sphere and challenge them in court. Trump and some of his co-defendants in the sprawling racketeering case have been trying to get Willis disqualified from the case because of a romantic relationship . 
* The Supreme Court was urged to reject Trump’s immunity claim Jack Smith, the special counsel prosecuting Donald Trump on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election, urged the Supreme Court to reject Trump’s argument that he is immune from prosecution for actions he took as president. Lower courts have so far rejected Trump’s claim. The case, which Smith asked the court to address quickly, will be argued on April 25. If it takes a long time to resolve, Trump’s trial could be delayed until after the election, and if he wins the White House, he could order the Justice Department to drop the charges. Related: An appeals court rejected Trump’s latest attempt to delay his Manhattan criminal trial, which is scheduled to begin on April 15. * https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/nyregion/trump-hush-money-trial-delay.html?campaign_id=51&emc=edit_mbe_20240409&instance_id=119689&nl=morning-briefing%3A-europe-edition®i_id=179272398&segment_id=162968&te=1&user_id=2fa13faac05c3edbf75ac8eb08d6413f
* 5.4.. 2024: Im Wahlbetrugsverfahren gegen Donald Trump im US-Bundesstaat Georgia hat der zuständige Richter den Antrag des früheren US-Präsidenten abgewiesen, das Verfahren aus verfassungsrechtlichen Gründen einzustellen. Trumps Anwälte hatten argumentiert, in dem Fall greife der erste Zusatzartikel der amerikanischen Verfassung. Dieser schützt in den USA unter anderem die Redefreiheit. Richter Scott McAfee wies diese Argumentation am Donnerstag jedoch zurück, wie US-Medien unter Berufung auf Gerichtsdokumente übereinstimmend berichteten. 
: "Selbst zentrale politische Äußerungen sind nicht vor Strafverfolgung geschützt, wenn sie mutmaßlich für kriminelles Verhalten genutzt werden", erläuterte McAfee demnach seinen Beschluss. Nur eine Jury könne darüber entscheiden, ob hinter den Äußerungen von Trump und den Mitangeklagten eine kriminelle Absicht gesteckt habe. Einige von Trumps ehemaligen Weggefährten gingen nach der Anklage eine Vereinbarung mit der Staatsanwaltschaft ein und bekannten sich schuldig. - [https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2024-04/wahlbetrugsprozess-donald-trump-georgia-antrag-verfahrenseinstellung-gescheitert Die Zeit vom 5. Apr. 24 
=== Judge ===
The Judge Scott McAfee has built an impressive CV over his relatively brief career. He has served as a local and federal prosecutor. He has worked with both Fani Willis, the Democratic prosecutor trying Mr Trump, as well as for the state's Republican Governor Brian Kemp. 
Those who know the jurist have described him as a tough but level-headed figure.
His demeanour, coupled with his conservative legal bona-fides, could make it far more difficult for Mr Trump and his allies to accuse him of bias, as they have done with other judges and prosecutors overseeing cases against the former president. And it makes him one to watch as the case unfolds.
"Although Scott McAfee has only been a judge for about six months, his prior experience indicates that he is highly competent and well-qualified for the challenge of presiding over the massive indictment that places Donald Trump at the head of an alleged criminal enterprise to overthrow the 2020 election results in Georgia," Clark Cunningham, a professor at Georgia State University College of Law, told the BBC.
* Scott McAfee: the young judge on Trump's Georgia case. Judge McAfee hears motions from the attorneys representing Ken Chesebro and Sidney Powell, co-defendants of former US President Donald Trump. Published 9 September 2023 By Kayla Epstein bbc, 9 Sept2023
=== Time===
* Donald Trump's Georgia trial expected to take four months. Published 6 September 2023
=== Jack Smith, Miami ===
* NYT: The Supreme Court was urged to reject Trump’s immunity claim 
Jack Smith, the special counsel prosecuting Donald Trump on federal site on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election, urged the Supreme Court to reject Trump’s argument that he is immune from prosecution for actions he took as president. Lower courts have so far rejected Trump’s claim.
The case, which Smith asked the court to address quickly, will be argued on April 25. If it takes a long time to resolve, Trump’s trial could be delayed until after the election, and if he wins the White House, he could order the Justice Department to drop the charges.
Analysis: A Former U.S. President Faces Federal Charges for the First Time in History. The Justice Department took the momentous step following an investigation of former President Trump’s handling of classified files. Mr. Trump is expected to surrender himself to authorities in Miami on Tuesday.
=== Weblinks === 
* BBC: Georgia election: Donald Trump's phone call fact-checked Published 4 January 2021 
**Media caption, Donald Trump: "I just want to find 11,780 votes" By Reality Check team BBC News US President Donald Trump spent more than an hour on the phone to election officials in Georgia, as he continues to try to overturn the result in the state. He made a number of accusations of fraud for which he did not provide evidence. We've fact-checked some of his claims.]
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