Fani Willis May Be Down but Is Not Yet Out in Her Quest To Convict Trump; Can the Determined District Attorney Mount a Comeback?

The disqualification of the Fulton County district attorney could yet be reversed by the Peach State’s supreme court.

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The Fulton County district attorney, Fani Willis, speaks during a worship service at the Big Bethel AME Church, where she was invited as a guest speaker on January 14, 2024, at Atlanta. Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP

District Attorney Fani Willis of Fulton County, Georgia, has been stripped of her racketeering case against President-elect Trump and 18 of his aides and associates. The stunning ruling from a state appeals court, though, isn’t the absolute end of her tenure helming the prosecution — yet. 

Georgia’s supreme court could yet reinstate Ms. Willis — if it decides to hear the case. Even if it does not, the indictments she secured have not been wiped away, and in time, a special prosecutor could be appointed to review them and decide whether to pursue the same prosecutorial path.  

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