A lawyer for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Wednesday urged an appeals court to reject President-elect Donald Trump's immunity claim in his election interference case, reports ABC News.
"Appellant does not specify or articulate how the appeal — or indeed, any other aspect of this case — will constitutionally impede or interfere with his duties once he assumes office," Fulton County Chief Senior Assistant District Attorney F. McDonald Wakeford wrote in a court filing.
"The notice makes mention of these concepts without actually examining them or applying them to the present circumstances. In other words, Appellant has not done the work but would very much like for this Court to do so," the filing said.
Trump two weeks ago filed a motion asking the Georgia Court of Appeals to dismiss the Fulton County case, citing lack of jurisdiction as he prepares to assume office.
The filing claims that a sitting president is immune from criminal prosecution at state and federal levels.
Trump's recent filing to dismiss the charges is nothing more than a "decree," wrote Wakeford.
"The notice thus fails to adequately notify this Court of anything except for the outcome that Appellant would prefer — and expects — to see," the filing said. "Such a filing is best understood as a decree. Appellant has provided this Court with half a thought and gestured toward a smattering of constitutional principles, and as a result, he feels entitled to instruct this Court as to what its conclusions are expected to be."
The report comes a week after Willis told House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan the investigation into Trump is "ongoing," reports ABC News.
"This case was not brought for political reasons," Willis wrote in a letter to Jordan rebuffing his request for information on her correspondence with Special Counsel Jack Smith and House Democrats.
"It also will not be dismissed for political reasons."
Willis charged Trump and 18 others as part of a sprawling racketeering case alleging criminal interference in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
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