Georgia Supreme Court Declines to Hear Fani Willis’ Appeal of Her Removal From Trump Election Case

ATLANTA, GA – MARCH 01: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing in the case of the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump at the Fulton County Courthouse on March 1, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. The hearing is to determine whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be removed from the case because of a relationship with Nathan Wade, special prosecutor she hired in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. (Photo by Alex Slitz-Pool/Getty Images)

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s highest court has declined to consider Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ appeal of her removal from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others. The Georgia Court of Appeals had ruled that Willis and her office could not continue to prosecute the case because of an “appearance of impropriety” created by a romantic relationship she had with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, whom she had hired to lead the case. Willis appealed to the Georgia Supreme Court, which on Tuesday declined to take up the case. That means it will be up to the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia to find another prosecutor to take over the case.