A hearing over whether to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from former President Donald Trump‘s 2020 election interference case in Georgia concluded Friday with a judge signaling he will rule on the dispute within the next two weeks.
Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee spoke briefly from the bench after both defense attorneys and lawyers for the district attorney’s office wrapped up their closing arguments, which lasted nearly three hours.
Judge Scott McAfee during a Superior Court of Fulton County hearing as part of the Georgia election indictments on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Atlanta. (John David Mercer/USA Today via AP, Pool)
“There are several legal issues to sort through, several factual determinations that I have to make,” McAfee said. “Those are ones I can’t make at this moment. And so I will be taking the time to make
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