Fani Willis can stay on Donald Trump Georgia election meddling case if lawyer quits - BBC News

Fani Willis's affair was a "tremendous lapse in judgement" but was not a conflict of interest, a judge rules.

16 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIndictments of Donald TrumpImage source, PoolImage caption, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who has charged Trump and others with conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results in the state of Georgia.By Madeline Halpert & Brandon Drenon BBC NewsThe prosecutor in Donald Trump's election fraud case in Georgia can stay on the trial, if the lawyer she had an affair with quits, a judge has ruled.

Mr Trump and his co-defendants had tried to get Fani Willis disqualified, saying her relationship with Nathan Wade - whom she hired - had compromised the integrity of the case.

The judge disagreed - but said it did create an "appearance of impropriety".

He said either Ms Willis or Mr Wade should leave the case to resolve that.

In his ruling, Judge McAfee said Ms Willis had committed a "tremendous lapse in judgement" by engaging in an affair with Mr Wade, and also called her testimony last month "unprofessional".

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