Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis Or Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade Must Remove Themselves From RICO Case Against Donald Trump For It To Continue, Judge Rules

Fani Willis, Nathan Wade, Donald Trump

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis Or Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade Must Remove Themselves From RICO Case Against Donald Trump For It To Continue, Judge Rules

A judge has ruled that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis or special prosecutor Nathan Wade must remove themselves from the racketeering case against Donald Trump for it to proceed.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee made the decision on Friday (March 15), adding that there was an “appearance of impropriety” due to Fani Willis and Nathan Wade’s former romantic relationship. Nathan Wade will likely be the one to step back as the case would face delays without Fani Willis. Also, if she stays on, there’s a chance the trial could begin before the 2024 presidential election.

At the same time, Judge McAfee also determined that there was no  “actual conflict” from their romance, so Fani Willis doesn’t need to be disqualified altogether. He added in his opinion,

“Without sufficient evidence that the District Attorney acquired a personal stake in the prosecution, or that her financial arrangements had any impact on the case, the Defendants’ claims of an actual conflict must be denied.”

Willis indicted Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants in August 2023 for their alleged attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, which Donald Trump lost to Joe Biden. He and his co-defendants pleaded not guilty before four of them took plea deals.

The attorney for Michael Roman, a former campaign official for Trump, filed a motion to get Willis disqualified due to her previous relationship with Nathan Wade.

Willis made headlines after she delivered a no-holds-bar testimony in Fulton County last month.

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