Last month Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was forced to testify under oath after Republicans accused her of corruption for appointing her ex boyfriend, Nathan Wade, as the special prosecutor on Donald Trump's election interference case [click here if you missed that].
The judge rules Fani can stay on the case if Nathan is removed...
From ABC News
The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants has declined to outright disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, but ruled that either she or prosecutor Nathan Wade must step aside from the case.
In a 23-page ruling, Judge Scott McAfee wrote that while "dismissal of the indictment is not the appropriate remedy," he concluded that "the established record now highlights a significant appearance of impropriety that infects the current structure of the prosecution team."
McAfee ordered that the conflict described by the defendants presents "an appearance that must be removed through the State's selection of one of two options."
"The District Attorney may choose to step aside, along with the whole of her office, and refer the prosecution to the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council for reassignment," McAfee wrote.
"Alternatively, SADA Wade can withdraw, allowing the District Attorney, the Defendants, and the public to move forward without his presence or remuneration distracting from and potentially compromising the merits of this case."
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