Judge torches Fani Willis disqualification in fiery dissent
Left: Left: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis appears during a hearing regarding defendant Harrison Floyd, a leader in the organization Black Voices for Trump, as part of the Georgia election indictments, Nov. 21, 2023, in Atlanta (Dennis Byron/Hip Hop Enquirer via AP, File). Center: Judge Benjamin A. Land (Judicial Council of Georgia/Georgia Courts Journal). Right: President-elect Donald Trump arrives to speak at a meeting of the House GOP conference, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon).

Left: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is seen during a hearing related to defendant Harrison Floyd, who is a prominent figure in the organization Black Voices for Trump accused in the Georgia election indictments on November 21, 2023, in Atlanta (Dennis Byron/Hip Hop Enquirer via AP, File). Center: The image shows Judge Benjamin A. Land from the Judicial Council of Georgia/Georgia Courts Journal. Right: President-elect Donald Trump is photographed arriving to address a House GOP conference meeting on November 13, 2024, in Washington (AP Photo/Alex Brandon).

The decision by the Georgia Court of Appeals on Thursday morning to scrap Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her office from the state’s felony prosecution of Donald Trump came with a strong rebuke from one of the court’s three appellate judges, who dissented on account of being “particularly troubled” with the circumstances surrounding the move.

“We have no authority to reverse the trial court’s denial of a motion to disqualify,” wrote Judge Benjamin Land in his dissent. “None.”

The Peach State’s three-judge appeals panel agreed in a 2-1 ruling to have Willis and her office removed from the Trump case — holding that the trial court erred in allowing Willis and her office to remain on board after concluding that a romantic relationship between Willis and former special prosecutor Nathan Wade resulted in the “significant appearance of impropriety” and created a conflict of interest due to pecuniary motives.

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