Published 08/27/2024 6:17:00 p.m.

Trump lawyers accuse Fani Willis of playing ‘race card’

Former President Trump’s attorneys have requested the removal of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from his election interference case, citing “racial animus” against Trump.
Judge Scott McAfee previously directed Willis to avoid race-related comments after her speech at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event.
Trump's legal team claims Willis's remarks were designed to “play the race card” to deflect attention from herself and influence public opinion.

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The Washington Post

Trump’s lawyers accuse Fani Willis of ‘racial animus’ toward him

Attorneys for the former president want a Georgia appellate court to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the 2020 election interference case.

08/26/2024 8:31:09 p.m.

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The Hill

Trump lawyers accuse Fani Willis of playing ‘race card’

Former President Trump’s legal team wants Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) taken off his Georgia election interference case, arguing in a new filing that the prosecutor, who is Black, has shown unfair “racial animus” toward Trump.

08/27/2024 3:01:35 p.m.·Washington, United States

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Newsweek

Donald Trump lawyers think they found "death knell" for Fani Willis

Trump's lawyers cited a Supreme Court justice in a recent court filing that they call a "death knell" for Willis' argument to avoid disqualification in the former president's RICO case.

08/26/2024 4:58:01 p.m.·United States

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Washington Examiner

Trump lawyer says Fani Willis should be disqualified over ‘racial’ comments

Former President Trump's legal team has filed a reply brief to the Georgia Court of Appeals in his case to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

08/26/2024 9:39:47 p.m.·Washington, United States

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The Epoch Times

Trump Lawyers Urge Appeals Court to Disqualify District Attorney Over Speech at Atlanta Church

Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers on Monday submitted a court filing against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in the Georgia Court of Appeals, arguing that she should be removed from the case for committing a “severe violation” of the state’s legal guidelines. In a reply brief, the former president’s team wrote that Trump was “aggrieved by Willis’ church speech,” referring to comments she made in January that suggested there was…

08/27/2024 3:16:21 p.m.·New York, United States

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