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Sam Levine

Trump is the true winner in the decision on Fani Willis in the Georgia case

a woman with black hair and a red top leans close to a woman with brown hair and a blue top
Fani Willis and prosecutor Daysha Young speak to each other during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case on 1 March 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Photograph: Alex Slitz/AP

Fani Willis may have survived a high-stakes effort to disqualify her from prosecuting the high-stakes election interference case in Georgia. But the biggest winner from the episode is likely Donald Trump.

The Fulton county district attorney can now continue prosecuting her case against Trump and 14 co-defendants as long as Nathan Wade, a top deputy with whom she had a romantic relationship with, resigns, Fulton county superior court judge Scott McAfee ruled on Friday. Wade did just that a few hours later.

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