Appeals Court agrees to consider dismissal of prosecutor in Trump election

Eight defendants, including Trump, requested the certificate days after McAfee mostly denied a motion to disqualify Willis because of her romantic relationship with then-special prosecutor Nathan Wade.

Although McAfee ruled that Willis did not have a real conflict of interest that warranted his dismissal, he said there was an appearance of conflict that required him to make a choice. Willis could either recuse herself and her office from the case or sever ties with Wade, McAfee said. Within hours, Wade had submitted his resignation.

The Fulton district attorney’s office declined to comment.

Trump’s top lawyer in Atlanta, Steve Sadow, applauded the move.

“President Trump looks forward to making interlocutory arguments to the Georgia Court of Appeals to explain why the case should be dismissed and why Fulton County Prosecutor Willis should be disqualified for her misconduct in this unjustified political persecution and unjustified,” Sadow said in a statement.