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Georgia Supreme Court declines to hear Fani Willis’ appeal of her removal from Trump election case

The Georgia Supreme Court's 4-3 decision ends DA Willis's role due to a conflict of interest from her relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, affecting a case with 14 defendants.

  • Fani Willis has been removed from overseeing Georgia's 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump following the Georgia Supreme Court's decision not to review her disqualification appeal, as reported by the Atlanta Journal Constitution and the Hill.
  • The court's ruling was based on an 'appearance of impropriety' due to Willis' past romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade.
  • Responsibility for the case now falls to the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia, which will appoint a new prosecutor to decide the future of the charges against Trump and his co-defendants.
  • Willis expressed hope that the new prosecutor will act justly, stating, 'I hope that whoever is assigned to handle the case will have the courage to do what the evidence and the law demand.
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Court won't hear appeal of prosecutor's removal from Trump election case

The top court in the southern US state of Georgia declined on Tuesday to hear the district attorney's appeal of her removal from the election interference case against President Donald Trump.

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