FILE PHOTO: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks with members of the media after winning re-election during an election night watch party in the Buckhead neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., May 21, 2024. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer

Georgia appeals court removes prosecutor Fani Willis from Trump election case

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ATLANTA (AP) — A state appeals court on Thursday removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others but did not dismiss the indictment, leaving the future of the prosecution uncertain.

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The case against Trump and more than a dozen others had already been largely stalled for months while the Georgia Court of Appeals considered the pretrial appeal.

The new ruling means it will be up to the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia to find another prosecutor to take over the case and to decide whether to continue to pursue it, though that could be delayed if Willis decides to appeal to the state Supreme Court.

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