The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ appeal, leaving her permanently disqualified from prosecuting the high-profile election interference case against former President Donald Trump and his allies.
The decision effectively ends a nearly two-year legal battle stemming from misconduct allegations tied to Willis’ past relationship with a special prosecutor on the case. An independent council will now appoint a new prosecutor to decide whether to continue the racketeering case.
In her response, Willis said she “disagreed” with the ruling but would comply, adding: “I hope that whoever is assigned to handle the case will have the courage to do what the evidence and the law demand.”
Trump’s legal team celebrated the outcome. His attorney, Steve Sadow, called it the “proper decision” that should halt what he described as “wrongful political lawfare.”
Trump and 18 others were indicted in August 2023 on sweeping racketeering charges for allegedly trying to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results. The charges stemmed in part from Trump’s phone call pressing Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” votes to change the outcome. Several defendants — including Sidney Powell and Jenna Ellis — have already taken plea deals.
The case will now await reassignment, leaving the future of one of the most significant prosecutions tied to Trump’s post-2020 election actions uncertain.
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