President-elect Donald Trump filed a motion Friday opposing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s request for the Georgia Supreme Court to review a ruling that disqualified her from prosecuting the 2020 election interference case against him.
The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled in December to remove Willis from the case, citing an “appearance of impropriety” stemming from her past romantic relationship with Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor she originally hired for the case. Willis has since petitioned the Georgia Supreme Court to intervene.
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Republican governors at Mar-a-Lago, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump’s legal team Friday outlined several reasons for Willis’s disqualification, citing a pattern of alleged misconduct and credibility matters
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