Georgia appeals court says it will consider Trump’s effort to disqualify Fani Willis from his criminal case – live | US elections 2024

Elise Stefanik, New York Republican representative and hardliner Donald Trump ally, responded to the latest decision by the Georgia State Court of Appeals, tweeting:

DESTROYING: Another one of the Democrats’ illegal bogus cases FALLS AWAY. President Trump’s appeal will be HEARD in Georgia! The Far Left Democrats’ only strategy for the 2024 election was flashy legislation and election interference, but that plan is failing.

Stefanik, who is widely seen as a potential challenger to Trump, has repeatedly supported the former president. In addition to echoing Trump’s descriptions of the Jan. 6 inmates as “hostages,” Stefanik also submitted ethics complaints against two judges overseeing cases against Trump or his allies.

Here’s the full text of the Georgia Court of Appeals notice hearing Donald Trump’s request to disqualify Fannie Willis:

After consideration of the collateral appeal, it is decided that the same shall be granted. The appellant may file an appeal within 10 days from the date of this order. The clerk of the superior court is instructed to include a copy of this order in the record sent to the appellate court.

The appeals court’s latest notice comes after Judge Scott McAfee, who is overseeing the election interference case involving Trump and more than a dozen co-defendants, ruled in March that Willis should not be disqualified from prosecuting the defendants.

The defendants accuse Willis of misconduct and a conflict of interest in the case — specifically alleged financial gain — because of her romantic relationship with her then-deputy Nathan Wade.

In March, Wade tendered his resignation to Willis, which in turn allowed Willis to continue as the lead prosecutor in the case.

Georgia Court of Appeals grants Donald Trump’s request to review Fannie Willis’ disqualification

Given Joe Biden’s upcoming visit, it’s important to notice that Donald Trump once advertised the Foxconn location in Racine, Wisconsin as “the eighth wonder of the world“.

In 2018, Trump spoke at a ceremonial groundbreaking for the factory that never took place, saying, “As Foxconn has discovered, there is no better place to build, hire and grow than right here in the United States.”

However, in 2021, Foxconn to a large extent abandoned the promised $10 billion factory. In an updated deal with Wisconsin, reported by Reuters at the time, Foxconn said it would reduce its planned investment to $672 million and planned to cut jobs from 13,000 to 1,454.

Here are some more details on Joe Biden’s upcoming announcement in Racine, Wisconsin later today:

The AI ​​data center is set to create 2,300 union construction jobs and 2,000 permanent jobs.

Microsoft also plans to provide “skilled opportunities for thousands more Wisconsinites in the digital economy,” the White House said.

Specifically, the tech giant will partner with Gateway Technical College to develop a data center academy that trains 1,000 Wisconsin residents for data center and Stem roles by 2030 and hires up to 2,000 people in permanent positions at its facility in Racine, the White House added.

In a statement released ahead of Joe Biden’s visit to Wisconsin later today, the White House hit back at the former Donald Trump administration, saying:

Six years ago, the previous administration touted a $10 billion investment from Foxconn that never materialized — now Microsoft will build a new AI data center on the same land, powering Wisconsin’s industries of the future.

Today, President Biden will travel to Racine, Wisconsin—the same location as the failed Foxconn investment that the previous administration visited six years ago—to showcase a community at the heart of his commitment to investing in places that have historically been neglected or failed by the politics of the last administration.

Biden to announce $3.3 billion artificial intelligence center in Wisconsin