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Fani Willis, in Stunning Victory for the President-Elect, Is Disqualified From Prosecuting Criminal Case Against Trump

The ruling comes after an appeals court in Georgia earlier this month cancelled a hearing scheduled on the issue.

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing at the Fulton County Courthouse on March 1, 2024, at Atlanta. Alex Slitz-Pool/Getty Images
A.R. HOFFMAN
A.R. HOFFMAN

The disqualification by the Georgia Court of Appeals of the  district attorney of Fulton County, Fani Willis, from the racketeering case against President Trump and 18 others is a stunning  victory for the president-elect less than a month before he takes the oath of office. The indictment against him, though, still stands.

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A.R. HOFFMAN
A.R. HOFFMAN

Mr. Hoffman is an associate editor of the Sun, where he covers politics and culture. He holds a PhD from Harvard and a law degree from Stanford.

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