Trump Co-Defendants File Notices of Appeal to Remove Fani Willis

Two co-defendants in the Trump case in Georgia filed notices indicating that they will appeal a judge’s decision and will seek to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Trump co-defendant Michael Roman filed a notice with the Georgia Court of Appeals this past week to challenge Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee’s ruling in March that allowed Ms. Willis to remain on the case. Mr. Roman’s attorney, Ashleigh Merchant, filed the initial court motion in January that argued Ms. Willis should step down from the case because she engaged in a relationship with her former special prosecutor. Georgia Republican Party Chairman David Shafer, another co-defendant, also appealed the judge’s ruling in a motion filed this past week....