Fani Willis Mounts ‘Last Ditch Effort’ To Defend Relationship With Ex-Boyfriend and Defeat Trump’s Disqualification Effort 

The Fulton County district attorney files a motion likening the 45th president’s case against her to a ‘room without walls.’

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Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, testifies about her romance with Mr. Wade on February 15, 2024, at Atlanta. Alyssa Pointer/pool via AP

District Attorney Fani Willis’s motion, docketed on Wednesday, to dismiss President Trump’s appeal regarding her disqualification underscores the possibility that she soon could be barred from the case she brought.

Trump’s petition is before the Georgia Court of Appeals. Judge Scott McAfee ruled that Ms. Willis could stay on the racketeering prosecution if her special prosecutor and former boyfriend, Nathan Wade, departed.

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