Fani Willis Disqualified in Trump Case: Here Are 7 Things We Know

With the decision, it places the case against Trump effectively in limbo.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case in Atlanta on March 1, 2024. Alex Slitz/AP

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Thursday was removed by a state court as prosecutor from President-elect Donald Trump’s election-related criminal case.

The Georgia Court of Appeals disqualified Willis amid allegations she engaged in improper behavior amid her relationship with her former special counsel in the case, Nathan Wade. She has since appealed the matter to the Georgia Supreme Court.

Willis’s Office Appeals Decision

With the decision, it places the case against Trump and more than a dozen other codefendants in limbo as the state will now have to find a prosecutor to oversee the matter.