A Georgia appeals court has disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from overseeing the criminal election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump and other defendants. However, the appeals court upheld the indictment against the defendants, who are accused of crimes related to their attempts to overturn Trump's 2020 election loss in Georgia to President Joe Biden.
A Georgia appeals court disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from overseeing the criminal election interference prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump and other defendants.
But the appeals court let stand the indictment against the defendants, who are accused of crimes related to their efforts to overturn Trump's loss in Georgia's 2020 election to President Joe Biden.Streaming 24/7: Watch NBC 5 local news and weather for free wherever you are But the Court of Appeals let stand the indictment against the defendants, who are accused of crimes related to their efforts to overturn Trump's loss in Georgia's 2020 election to PresidentThe ruling overturns a Fulton County trial court judge's ruling that allowed Willis to remain on the case despite arguments by Trump's attorneys that she should be disqualified due to the impropriety of her romantic relationship with the top prosecutor whom she had picked.
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