Georgia Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled on Friday that Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis must either step aside or cut ties with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and several co-defendants pushed to have Willis disqualified over what they alleged was an improper romantic relationship between her and Wade. McAfee rejected the motion, saying that the defendants failed to prove an “actual conflict” of interest in the case.
