Fulton County DA Fani Willis Disqualified from the Trump Prosecution
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On Dec. 19, the Court of Appeals of Georgia granted the motion to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump and his co-defendants in a 2-1 ruling. The court did not grant the defendants’ motion to dismiss the indictment.
The motion to disqualify DA Willis was based on the appearance of impropriety that arose out of her relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade. Willis hired Wade in Nov. 2021 to assist in prosecuting Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants for alleged election interference in the 2020 presidential election
The court found that while “an appearance of impropriety generally is not enough to support disqualification, this is the rare case in which disqualification is mandated and no other remedy will suffice.” This is a reversal of the trial court’s decision.
Read the order here or below.
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