It’s just breaking that Trump and his seven co-defendants have jointly initiated the appeals process after Judge McAfee refused to disqualify Willis from the case.
Below is a statement from Steven Sadow:
“President Trump and seven defendants have jointly filed a motion requesting the Court to grant a certificate of immediate review of its Order denying dismissal of the case and disqualification of Fulton County DA Willis. The motion notes that the Court found that Willis’ actions created an appearance of impropriety and an “odor of mendacity” that lingers in this case, but it nonetheless refused to dismiss the case or disqualify her. The motion further notes that the Court found Georgia case law lacks controlling precedent for the standard for disqualification of a prosecuting attorney for forensic misconduct. For these reasons among others, the Court’s Order is ripe for pretrial appellate review.”
Statement of Steve Sadow, lead defense counsel for President Trump in the Fulton County, GA case:
“President Trump and seven defendants have jointly filed a motion requesting the Court to grant a certificate of immediate review of its Order denying dismissal of the case and… pic.twitter.com/GrXIWQsg9B— Steve Sadow (@stevesadow) March 18, 2024
If McAfee grants the request, the Georgia court of Appeals can then decide if it wants to hear the case.
In other important new, while I was out getting medical stuff done today, it broke that Trump has been unable to obtain a bond that would allow him to appeal his massive $464 million dollar judgement, without posting the full amount himself:
NEWSMAX – Donald Trump has so far been unable to obtain a bond that would allow him to appeal a $464 million judgment against the former U.S. president in a New York civil fraud case without posting the full amount himself, his lawyers said Monday.
Trump must either find the cash or post a bond to prevent the state’s authorities from seizing his properties while he appeals Justice Arthur Engoron’s Feb. 16 decision ordering him and co-defendants to pay $464 million in penalties and interest for misstating property values to dupe lenders and insurers.
In a court filing on Monday, the Republican presidential candidate’s lawyers urged a mid-level state appeals court to delay enforcement of the judgment, arguing the amount was excessive.
They said the defendants had so far approached 30 surety companies through four separate brokers to obtain a bond.
“Enforcing an impossible bond requirement as a condition of appeal would inflict manifest irreparable injury on Defendants,” Trump’s lawyers wrote.
The lawyers asked that he instead be allowed to post a $100 million bond while he appeals the judgment. A bonding company would be on the hook for any payout if Trump loses his appeal and proves unable to pay.