Trump Georgia election case DA Fani Willis disqualified but indictment stands: appeals court

Trump Georgia election case DA Fani Willis disqualified but indictment stands: appeals court


Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing in the case of the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump at the Fulton County Courthouse on March 1, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia.

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A Georgia appeals court on Thursday disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from overseeing the criminal election interference prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump and other defendants.

But the Court of Appeals let stand the indictment against the defendants, who are accused of crimes related to their efforts to overturn Trump’s loss in Georgia’s 2020 election to President Joe Biden.

The ruling overturns a Fulton County trial court judge’s ruling that allowed Willis to remain on the case despite arguments by Trump’s attorneys that she should be disqualified due to the impropriety of her romantic relationship with the top prosecutor whom she had picked.

The Court of Appeals in its decision said that the remedy offered by the trial judge — which let Willis remain on the case if the top prosecutor withdrew from handling it — was improper.

“We affirm, however, the denial of the appellants’ motion to dismiss the indictment,” the appeals court said.

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Forum River Center in Rome, Georgia, U.S. March 9, 2024. 

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