Trump Georgia election case DA Fani Willis disqualified but indictment stands: appeals court

President-elect Donald Trump and others are charged in Georgia with crimes related to efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden.

Trump Georgia election case DA Fani Willis disqualified but indictment stands: appeals court

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing in the case of the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump at the Fulton County Courthouse on March 1, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia.

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A Georgia appeals court on Thursday disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from overseeing the criminal election interference prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump and other defendants.

But the Court of Appeals let stand the indictment against the defendants, who are accused of crimes related to their efforts to overturn Trump's loss in Georgia's 2020 election to President Joe Biden.

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