A Georgia court has agreed to hear Trump's appeal of the disqualification decision made by Fani Willis.

In the massive Rico case, Donald Trump and eight of his co-defendants called the Fulton County district attorney's disqualification a "plain legal error."

Timmy Mabs | 8th May, 2024.

Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing on the Georgia election interference   case on 1 March 2024 in Atlanta (AP)

The decision allowing Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis to continue working on the state's election meddling case against the former president and his friends was challenged by Donald Trump, and his request for an appeal was granted by a Georgia appeals court.

In March, following weeks of heated hearings centered on the intimate relationship between the district attorney and a colleague prosecutor, Judge Scott McAfee ruled that Ms. Willis could continue working on the complex Rico case.

Judge Scott McAfee ruled in March that Ms. Willis may continue working on the complex Rico case, following weeks of heated hearings that focused on the district attorney's intimate involvement with a fellow prosecutor.

Subsequently, asserting that the court's inability to remove her from office was a "clear legal mistake," the former president and eight of his associates filed a request for authorization to challenge the decision.

On Wednesday, the Georgia Court of Appeals decided to review the ruling of the lower court.
After being accused of impropriety about her relationship with the prosecutor she had chosen to handle the case, Nathan Wade, Mr. Trump and his co-defendants attempted to remove the DA from the case.

The court heard testimony regarding the intimate relationship between Ms. Willis and Mr. Wade over the course of several days of hearings. 

Judge McAfee ultimately decided that Ms. Willis could continue working on the matter as long as Mr. Wade stepped away from it to prevent any perception of "impropriety." Shortly after the ruling, Mr. Wade stepped down from the case in court.

According to the judge, the defendants "failed to meet their burden" of demonstrating a "conflict of interest" that would require Ms. Willis's disqualification.

"This finding is by no means an indication that the court condones this tremendous lapse in judgment or the unprofessional manner of the district attorney's testimony during the evidentiary hearing," the judge stated in his decision.

The Georgia election interference lawsuit may proceed to trial before the 2024 presidential election, while it is unknown how an appeal will impact the case's timeline.