District attorney must step aside or remove prosecutor for Trump Georgia case to continue
A district attorney must either step aside or remove a special prosecutor she had a relationship with before a case against Donald Trump in Georgia can proceed.
District attorney must step aside or remove prosecutor for Trump Georgia case to continue
Mr Trump is accused of attempting to overturn the outcome of the 2020 US presidential election in Georgia.
District Attorney Fani Willis, who is leading the case, was in a relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, which she argued began in early 2022 – months after she appointed Mr Wade to the prosecution in November 2021.
On Friday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee found the “appearance of impropriety” brought about by Ms Willis’s romantic relationship with Mr Wade must result in either Ms Willis and her office leaving the case – or just Mr Wade.
NBC News said if Ms Willis were to remove herself, the case would come to a halt, but having Mr Wade leave the case will ensure it continues without further delay.
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