Fani Willis tells appeals court to keep her on Trump RICO case

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Monday called for an appeals court to refuse to consider former President Donald Trump‘s appeal of his trial judge’s decision not to disqualify her from the case, according to filing Monday afternoon.

Willis, who is prosecuting Trump and 13 remaining co-defendants in a sweeping Georgia racketeering case alleging they conspired to overturn the 2020 election, argued in a court filing that there is no further review needed after Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee did not remove her from the case.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Friday, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, Pool)

The district attorney argued the trial court already held an evidentiary hearing which “spanned several days” and ultimately failed to establish “any actual conflict of
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