Trump Georgia election case can proceed if DA Fani Willis or prosecutor Nathan Wade removes themselves

• Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants can continue, but only if Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis or prosecutor Nathan Wade removes themselves.
• The ruling represents a middle ground following the revelation that Willis and Wade were engaged in a romantic relationship for more than a year.
• Willis and Wade admitted to the relationship only after it was first alleged in January court filings for defendant Michael Roman.

The sprawling Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants can continue if either Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis or prosecutor Nathan Wade removes themselves, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled Friday.

The ruling represents a middle ground following the bombshell revelation that Willis and Wade were engaged in a romantic relationship for more than a year while the case was being investigated and prosecuted. Accounts of precisely when the relationship began differed significantly.

The highly anticipated decision came more than two months after one of Trump's co-defendants first called to disqualify Willis from prosecuting the former president for allegedly trying to overturn President Joe Biden's victory in Georgia's 2020 election.

Multiple other defendants, including Trump, joined the bid to dismiss the indictment and remove Willis on conflict-of-interest grounds. The defendants also called to disqualify Wade.

"While respecting the Court's decision, we believe that the Court did not afford appropriate significance to the prosecutorial misconduct of Willis and Wade," Trump attorney Steve Sadow said