Trump accuses DA Fani Willis of inappropriately injecting race into Georgia election case

By KATE BRUMBACK
Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump say the district attorney in the Georgia election interference prosecution should be removed from the case. They say Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis “inappropriately injected race into the case and stoked racial animus” in response to allegations of misconduct against her. Defense attorneys Steve Sadow and Jennifer Little filed a motion Thursday joining an earlier effort by a co-defendant to have Willis removed from the case. Ashleigh Merchant, a lawyer for Michael Roman, filed a motion Jan. 8 accusing Willis of having an inappropriate romantic relationship with Wade that resulted in a conflict of interest. A spokesperson for Willis declined to comment on the filing.