Key Takeaways From the Contentious Fani Willis Disqualification Hearing

Published on February 17, 2024

After a two-day hearing over a motion to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the high profile racketeering case naming former President Donald Trump, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has to sort out remaining issues with privileged evidence, call attorneys back to conference, and issue an order. President Trump was indicted last August alongside 18 codefendants, four of whom have since taken guilty pleas for allegedly violating state racketeering laws with their efforts to challenge the 2020 election results. In January, attorney Ashleigh Merchant, representing codefendant Michael Roman, filed a motion to disqualify Ms. Willis, alleging a conflict of interest in her hiring of the lead prosecutor....

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