Overview

• Former President Donald Trump and eight co-defendants have formally appealed a judge's decision allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the Georgia election interference case.
• The appeal challenges Judge Scott McAfee's ruling, which found no conflict of interest requiring Willis's disqualification but noted an 'appearance of impropriety.'
• The appeal argues that Willis's relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade and her public statements have compromised the case's integrity.
• The Georgia Court of Appeals has 45 days to decide whether to take up the matter, with the potential for further appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court.
• The controversy surrounding Willis and Wade's relationship has overshadowed the serious allegations against Trump and others in one of four criminal cases stemming from the 2020 election.