Georgia AG urges state Supreme Court to reject DA Willis’ appeal in Trump case

The Attorney General of Georgia, Chris Carr, is recommending that the state Supreme Court denies an appeal made by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. This comes after Willis was disqualified from the case involving alleged election interference by President-elect Trump.

Recently, a Georgia appeals court ruled that Willis should be removed from the election interference case because of a potential conflict of interest due to her romantic involvement with special prosecutor Nathan Wade. The court raised concerns about the appearance of impropriety in this situation.

In response to the court’s decision to disqualify Willis, the state’s chief lawyer, who intends to run for governor later this year, shared a statement on social media addressing the ruling.

“The Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled that the Fulton County DA created her own conflict and rightfully removed her from the case against President-elect Trump,” Carr wrote. “‘Lawfare’ has become far too common in American politics, and it must end.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis

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. (Alex Slitz-Pool/Getty Images)

Wade was ultimately forced to step down from the prosecution team.

The court did not toss Trump’s indictment entirely, but Willis and the assistant DAs working in her office now have “no authority to proceed.”

“After carefully considering the trial court’s findings in its order, we conclude that it erred by failing to disqualify DA Willis and her office,” the court filing read. “The remedy crafted by the trial court to prevent an ongoing appearance of impropriety did nothing to address the appearance of impropriety that existed at times when DA Willis was exercising her broad pretrial discretion about who to prosecute and what charges to bring.”

Fox News Digital’s Brooke Singman and Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.

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