Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr on Monday asked the state Supreme Court to deny Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' lawsuit seeking to continue the 2020 election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump.
Willis, 53, was disqualified from prosecuting Trump earlier this month by the Georgia Court of Appeals, which found “serious misconduct” in the criminal prosecution of the 45th president.
The embattled prosecutor's office immediately filed a notice of intent with the Georgia Supreme Court asking it to reconsider the lower court's decision.
“The Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled that the Fulton County Attorney’s Office raised the dispute itself and rightly removed itself from the case against President-elect Trump,” the article said. Statement issued by Mr. Carr.
“'Legal trouble' has become all too common in American politics, and it must end,” the Republican attorney general added.
“Therefore, I would recommend that the Georgia Supreme Court not accept her appeal,” Carr continued. “We hope the DA will focus taxpayer dollars on successfully prosecuting violent offenders in Fulton County.”
Mr. Willis fired back at Mr. Carr, claiming that state officials were “trying to influence” the case in which he was involved. subpoenaed to testify Not only will he participate in the investigation, but he will also likely be elected governor of Georgia.
“Mr. Carr is a witness in the case that he is trying to influence,” Willis said in a statement obtained by the newspaper. atlanta journal constitution. “Apparently he's more focused on the politics of the 2026 Republican gubernatorial primary than the law.”
“If Mr. Carr cannot separate his ambitions to become governor from his duties as attorney general, he should resign and become a full-time candidate rather than serve as a constitutional officer sworn to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States. Georgia,” she added.
Mr. Kerr, 52 years old; announced last month He is running to replace Republican Governor Brian Kemp, who has a term limit, in the 2026 Peach State gubernatorial election.
Willis was excused from the Trump case over his decision to hire and pay a handsome salary to his ex-girlfriend, Nathan Wade, as a special prosecutor.
Wade is suspected of spending about $654,000 from his salary on lavish gifts and vacations with Willis, his boss at the time, and prosecutors in Atlanta are investigating how much money he received from taxpayer-funded hires. Questions have arisen as to whether he was making a profit.
Willis also faces a fraud investigation in the state Senate for allegedly misusing taxpayer funds in the Trump case.
The prosecutor was re-elected to his post last month.
