Georgia’s Court of Appeals on Thursday disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting President-elect Donald Trump for supposed election interference, throwing the entire case into disarray.
Willis hired her boyfriend, Nathan Wade, to be special prosecutor in the case and allegedly benefited financially from the arrangement.
“This is the rare case in which disqualification is mandated and no other remedy will suffice to restore public confidence in the integrity of these proceedings,” Judge Trenton Brown wrote in the ruling, which was made by a three-judge panel.
The ruling means Willis can’t lead the case against Trump in Georgia, but it’s uncertain how or if the case will continue when it’s kicked to another prosecutor.
“Fani Willis was just disqualified by the Georgia Court of Appeals. Trump appears to be running the table in these lawfare cases,” law professor Jonathan Turley posted to X on Thursday.
“It will now be up to another prosecutor as to whether to continue the case.”
Fani Willis was just disqualified by the Georgia Court of Appeals. Trump appears to be running the table in these lawfare cases. It will now be up to another prosecutor as to whether to continue the