Fani Willis has no intention of stepping aside in Trump election case: report

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has no intention of stepping aside in the Georgia election subversion case involving Donald Trump.

Sources in the district attorney's office said Willis was concerned that her departure would effectively end the case, which still doesn't have a scheduled trial date, and she's aware that changing prosecutors would delay the proceeding, at the very least, or end it altogether, reported CNN.

Willis had fallen under scrutiny after Trump co-defendant Mike Roman called for her removal over allegations that she benefitted financially from a romantic relationship with lead prosecutor Nathan Wade, who was married at the time but is now embroiled in a bitter divorce.

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Trump and his co-defendants have called for Willis to step aside in the case, but sources said she was instead personally involved in her office's formal response, which has been to argue that defense attorneys seeking her removal are wrong on the law.

Judge Scott McAfee has scheduled a Feb. 15 hearing on the matter, and Willis has until Friday to provide a written response to Roman's allegations.

Sources in the district attorney's office believe it's unlikely Willis would testify at that hearing, but they said it's not entirely out of the question.