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| Delays and Legal Hurdles Push Trump Georgia Trial Beyond Election Day |
The Georgia Court of Appeals has scheduled a tentative date of October 4 to hear oral arguments regarding the effort to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting the election interference case against former President Donald Trump and his associates. This date, combined with uncertainties surrounding a forthcoming Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity, suggests that Trump is unlikely to face trial for election subversion in Georgia before the upcoming Election Day.
Attorneys were notified of the tentative hearing date following the official docketing of the case with the appeals court. Defense briefs are expected within 20 days. However, the scheduled oral argument is not guaranteed. A party involved must request an oral argument, and the court will then decide whether to grant it. The three-judge panel, consisting of Todd Markle, Trenton Brown, and Benjamin Land, also has the option to rule based solely on the submitted briefs without holding oral arguments.
Despite the ongoing legal proceedings, no trial date has been set in the lower court for Trump and his co-defendants. The district attorney’s office has declined to comment on the matter.