Donald Trump’s victory means he is likely to name a U.S. attorney general who will halt the two federal prosecutions he is facing.
That means Fulton County’s election interference case could be the only criminal case left standing. And it will likely will be put on hold until at least 2029….
Legal experts have been divided on whether a state prosecution could continue after Trump is inaugurated on January 20. But even observers who believe there’s no law on the books precluding Willis from acting acknowledge the Supreme Court, may put a halt to it. They cite the high court’s current makeup and its July ruling that concluded that presidents are immune from prosecution for their official acts, would block the DA from moving forward while Trump is in office.
“If she tries this court will stop her,” University of Virginia Law Professor Saikrishna Prakash told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.