'Wasting time and taxpayer money': Fani Willis criticized over appeal against dismissal of six counts in Trump's Georgia election case
ATLANTA, GEORGIA: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has appealed a ruling that dismissed six counts against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case, as reported by ABC News.
In March, Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee, who is presiding over the election case, quashed six counts of the indictment, out of which three were against the 45th President, citing insufficient details. Trump now faces ten counts over his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election result in his favor in the Peach State.On Thursday, May 23, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis filed a cross-appeal following the Georgia appeals court's decision to consider former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants' ongoing efforts to disqualify the Democratic DA from the case. This action comes after revelations about her romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, who investigated the case.
"The State files this notice of cross-appeal within 15 days of the Defendants' initial notices of appeal," the cross-appeal filing stated.
Fani Willis does not say why dismissal should be reversed
The Fulton County DA did not mention why the appeals court should reverse Judge McAfee's decision to drop the six counts, as per the Associated Press.
The cross-appeal notice claimed the state law permitted the prosecution to appeal before the trial if the defendant had already appealed a pre-trial ruling. Trump and his co-defendants appealed against the judge's verdict to not disqualify the DA over her romantic relationship with Wade.
In August 2023, the former president and 18 others were indicted for allegedly conspiring to fraudulently reverse President Joe Biden's narrow victory in Georgia in the 2020 election.
Trump pleaded not guilty to violating the state's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) law.
The six dismissed counts were related to the defendant's attempt to urge public officers to break their oath to help Trump win.
One count against the GOP presumptive nominee stemmed from a phone call he made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, in early January 2021, demanding him to "find 11 780 votes."
Another count was related to Trump urging then Georgia House Speaker David Ralston to break his oath and call a special legislature session to appoint presidential electors illegally.
Judge McAfee upheld the other counts, allowing the prosecution to seek a new indictment and leaving room to reinstate the dismissed ones.
Internet accuses Fani Willis of wasting funds
Netizens criticized Willis' appeal against the dismissal of six charges in the election subversion case, accusing her of allegedly wasting grants and funds.
One user wrote, "Fanny is wasting time and taxpayer money."
A Facebook user labeled her a "Corrupt district attorney." Meanwhile, another person remarked, "They need to put her in jail for misuse of campaign funds. I should run for office so I can pay for vacations."
"And she will use a federal grant of half a million dollars set aside for the youth of Fulton County to do it," a response read. Someone else claimed, "She’s already lost…just give it up."
Another user added, "More nonsense to keep the sheeple busy," and one wrote, "They are getting desperate."
An individual questioned, "So she's gonna waste more tax money on something the judge already dealt with? She retarted or something?" [sic]
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