Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been deemed eligible to proceed with prosecuting her election interference case against former President Donald Trump. Judge Scott McAfee’s ruling on Friday allowed Willis to move forward with the case, albeit with a condition in place.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that “Willis must either step aside or cut ties with her special prosecutor before the election interference case against Donald Trump can move forward, a judge ruled Friday.”
AJC reports: “Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must either step aside or cut ties with her special prosecutor before the election interference case against Donald Trump can move forward, a judge ruled Friday.”https://t.co/prdWlMJvyl
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The decision is made following Ashleigh Merchant’s claim, who is the attorney representing Mike Roman, a co-defendant of Trump. Merchant alleged that Willis had a conflict of interest due to her association with special prosecutor Nathan Wade.
“Citing financial statements turned up in Wade’s divorce proceeding, Merchant claimed Willis financially benefited when Wade took her on lavish vacations after she hired him as special prosecutor in late 2021 as the investigation into Trump and his allies was heating up. Willis denied