Former President Donald Trump has been handed a new legal setback, with the Georgia Supreme Court shooting down his bid to end the criminal investigation into his alleged attempt to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss.
The court ruled unanimously on Monday against Trump’s push to bury a special grand jury’s final report that recommends charges, along with his bid to prevent Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from investigating the ex-president any further.
Last week, Trump’s defense team asked the Georgia Supreme Court and the Fulton County Superior Court to disqualify Willis and quash the special grand jury’s report. Willis is expected to announce whether she will be seeking charges against the former president next month.
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In the five-page decision issued on Monday, Georgia’s high court wrote that Trump had “not shown that this case presents one of those extremely rare circumstances” where intervention is warranted and that he would not be “entitled to the relief he seeks” even if the court were to step in.
The decision was the latest in a series of recent court losses for the former president as he continues his 2024 bid to return to the White House.
Trump is already facing dozens of felony charges at the federal level and in New York state, with the potential for Willis’ probe and Special Counsel Jack Smith‘s ongoing January 6 investigation to compound his legal strife.
Newsweek reached out for comment to the office of Trump and members of the former president’s legal team via email on Monday.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.