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Fani Willis asks Georgia's top court to review decision booting her from Trump case


Published on 2025-01-09 12:40:53 - MSN
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  • Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) has asked Georgia's top court to review her disqualification from the election subversion case against President-elect Trump and several allies. In a petition filed late Wednesday to the Supreme Court of Georgia,

Fani Willis, the Fulton County District Attorney, has requested that the Georgia Supreme Court review a decision by the Georgia Court of Appeals to disqualify her from prosecuting former President Donald Trump in a case related to alleged election interference. This request comes after Willis was accused of having an improper romantic relationship with Nathan Wade, a special prosecutor she hired for the case. The Georgia Court of Appeals had previously ruled that Willis should be removed from the case due to this conflict of interest. Willis's appeal to the state's highest court aims to overturn this decision, arguing that the allegations against her do not legally justify her removal from the case. The outcome of this appeal could significantly impact the ongoing legal proceedings against Trump and others involved in the election interference allegations.

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