Fani Willis Scandal Doesn’t Warrant Ouster, DA Lawyer Says (1)

The scandal engulfing the Georgia prosecution of Donald Trump by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis doesn’t warrant her removal from the election-interference case, a prosecutor for the DA argued Friday to the judge overseeing a misconduct hearing.

Prosecutor Adam Abbate defended Willis at a hearing to determine whether the romantic relationship she had with Nathan Wade, the lawyer she hired to lead the Trump case, amounted to a conflict of interest that requires their disqualification. After three hours of arguments, Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said he hopes to rule within two weeks.

Trump and his co-defendants claim Willis, ...