2025-01-09 15:09:14

Fani Willis asks Georgia supreme court to reverse removal from Trump case

Fulton county district attorney says lower court improperly removed her from election interference caseThe Fulton county district attorney, Fani Willis, has asked Georgia’s highest court to review a lower appeals court’s ruling that removed her from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others.The Georgia court of appeals last month ruled that Willis and her office could not continue to prosecute the case because of an “appearance of impropriety” created by a romantic relationship she had with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, whom she had hired to lead the case. In a petition filed late on Wednesday, Willis asked the Georgia supreme court to review and reverse that decision. Continue reading...
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