Fani Willis disqualified from prosecuting Donald Trump in Georgia election case after affair bombshell | 19 Dec 2024 | Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was disqualified from the Donald Trump election interference prosecution, striking a potentially lethal blow to the case. Willis will not be allowed to remain on the case due to her sensational affair with fellow prosecutor Nathan Wade, who stepped down from his post, which she attempted to cover up. Ruling in a 2-1 opinion, the Georgia appeals court said she was "wholly disqualified from this case," and pointed to "a significant appearance of impropriety." The ruling overturns Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee's decision that allowed Willis and her team to remain on the Trump case despite the affair as long as Wade left his job as Willis's lead prosecutor. In his ruling, McAfee did point to an "odor of mendacity" around the case in light of the stunning revelations.