Published: Mar. 15, 2024 at 3:58 PM EDT|Updated: Mar. 15, 2024 at 4:10 PM EDT
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - After a judge ruled that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can stay on her office’s election interference case, several attorneys and political figures are giving their opinions on the matter.
The judge said Willis can continue leading the prosecution against former President Donald Trump and 18 allies — but only if she or Nathan Wade, a special prosecutor whom she was in a previous relationship with, leaves.
Hours after the ruling, Wade announced he had stepped down from the case.
“I am offering my resignation in the interest of democracy, in dedication to the American public, and to move this case forward as quickly as possible,” he wrote to Willis in a hand-delivered letter.
The nation’s 45th president at the center of the election interference indictment took to Truth Social shortly after Wade resigned as special prosecutor.
Steve Sadow, Trump’s attorney
Steve Sadow, one of Trump’s Georgia attorneys, said in a statement that he disagrees with the ruling.
Ashleigh Merchant, attorney for co-defendant Michael Roman
Ashleigh Merchant, the attorney for co-defendant Michael Roman, was also disappointed in the ruling, although she considered it “vindication” for the defense. Merchant and Roman were the ones to file the bombshell January motion accusing Willis of being in a relationship with Wade.
Ted Goodman, political advisor to Rudy Giuliani
Ted Goodman, political advisor to Trump co-defendant and former New York Major Rudy Giuliani, said it “defies logic” for either Willis or Wade to stay on the case.
Andre Dickens, mayor of Atlanta
Contrary to others, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens did not express dissatisfaction in his statement. Dickens has shown his for Willis in the past, attending part of her disqualification hearings.
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