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FILE - Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Friday, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, Pool, File)

Republican-led Georgia state Senate committee plans to question Fani Willis next month

A Georgia special state Senate committee plans to question Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis next month. The committee, formed in January 2024, is investigating alleged misconduct by Willis in her prosecution of President Donald Trump and others over efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia. Committee Chairman Bill Cowsert says a new subpoena will be issued for Willis to testify on Nov. 13. The committee’s focus includes Willis’ hiring of special prosecutor Nathan Wade, which led to her removal from the case because of an “appearance of impropriety.” Democrats criticize the committee as political theater.

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Georgia Supreme Court declines to hear Fani Willis’ appeal of her removal from Trump election case

Georgia’s highest court has declined to consider Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ appeal of her removal from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others. The Georgia Court of Appeals had ruled that Willis and her office could not continue to prosecute the case because of an “appearance of impropriety” created by a romantic relationship she had with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, whom she had hired to lead the case. Willis appealed to the Georgia Supreme Court, which on Tuesday declined to take up the case. That means it will be up to the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia to find another prosecutor to take over the case.

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