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Fani Willis disqualified as DA in Donald Trump's election racketeering case

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A Georgia court disqualified the prosecutor in President-elect Donald Trump's state election racketeering case.

Fani Willis carried the appearance of impropriety in her decisions about who to prosecute and what charges to bring, the court ruled.

Trump 's lawyer Steve Sadow called the decision “well-reasoned” and said it should end the case.

Fani Willis and Nathan Wade traveled together four times that were documented, the appeals court said.

Trump and others alleged Willis benefited from luxury vacations with Wade after she hired him to help with the case.

The appeals court found that Willis "was not financially destitute" when the trips occurred.

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