Fani Willis’ Indictment Against Trump Suffers From a ‘Fatal’ Flaw, Judge Rules in a Blow to the District Attorney

In a blow to Georgia prosecutors, six of the 41 charges against the former president and others are quashed.

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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

The quashing of six — out of 41 —  charges in Georgia against, among others, President Trump, Mayor Giuliani, Chief of Staff Meadows, and attorney John Eastman is a defeat for the district attorney of Fulton County, Fani Willis, and her sprawling racketeering case with respect to the 2020 election.

While the quashing of the six charges — three of them just against Mr. Trump — is a separate issue from the pending matter of whether Ms. Willis and her special prosecutor, Nathan Wade, will be disqualified from the case because of their romantic relationship, it presents yet another headache for the beleaguered office of the district attorney.   

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