Atlanta District Attorney Fani Willis will no longer be able to prosecute President-elect Trump for his election interference case in Georgia. The case will go forward, although how it will fare without her is a major question mark.
An appeals court ruled to disqualify Willis because she had a romantic relationship with her special prosecutor Nathan Wade. The President-elect’s team had fought a ruling that allowed her to stay on the case if Wade resigned and so do other co-defendants.
The ruling scolds Willis for the “unprofessional manner” during hearings but it does not go so far as to sanction her. She can appeal this decision to reclaim the case, which would delay the case even further. If she doesn’t, the case will fall to a new prosecutor who will have to decide whether or not to pursue the case. The case could fall away for the President-elect but the fate of the 14 other defendants is also uncertain.
