All aboard ye ol’ time machine as we take stock of the year’s biggest stories in Georgia politics.
Election interference case is derailed
In January, an attorney for one of the lesser-known co-defendants in the Fulton County election interference probe filed a motion that would upend District Attorney Fani Willis’ plans to take the case to trial in 2024 — or ever.
The filing accused Willis of having a romantic relationship with the special prosecutor, Nathan Wade, in the probe and argued that the arrangement represented a conflict of interest, pointing to vacations the two took together. Willis admitted to the relationship but said it started after Wade was hired.
A Fulton County judge ruled in March that Willis could stay on the case if Wade resigned, which he promptly did. But a Georgia Court of Appeals panel issued a 2-1 ruling this month saying that wasn’t adequate and disqualified Willis and her office from the case. Willis is appealing the decision to the Georgia Supreme Court.