A judge issued a disqualification ruling in Fulton County DA Fani Willis from Trump's election interference case.
AdvertisementA Georgia judge has ruled that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can continue to oversee former President Donald Trump's historic state election interference case — but only if her top prosecutor steps aside.
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The mere appearance of a conflict was strong enough to require removing either Wade or Willis from the case, he wrote.
The judge gave District Attorney Fani Willis an option to recuse herself and her office, or for her top prosecutor to withdraw from the case.
Persons:
Fani Willis, Willis, Mike Roman, —, Donald Trump's, Scott McAfee's, Nathan Wade, McAfee, Wade, SADA Wade, Ashleigh Merchant, Trump's codefendant Mike Roman, Merchant, Trump, Terrence Bradley, Bradley, Terrance Bradley, John Merchant, Adam Abbate, Abbate
Organizations:
Fulton, Trump, Service, State, Attorney, Roman, DAs
Locations:
Fulton County, Georgia, Atlanta, Trump's Georgia