Georgia DA urges state's Supreme Court to ignore Fani Willis' appeal over Trump case

Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis hasn't had a great year, despite starting it believing that she had President-elect Donald Trump right where she wanted him.

According to The Hill, Willis took another massive hit this week after Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr (R) urged the state's top court to take up Willis' appeal that would allow her to continue her prosecution against Trump.

Carr made his thoughts on the situation crystal clear, writing in a statement posted to his Georgia AG X account that there's no longer room for "lawfare" in his state or across the country.

"The Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled that the Fulton County DA created her own conflict and rightfully removed her from the case against President-elect Trump," Carr's statement said.

He added,"'Lawfare' has become far too common in American politics, and it must end. As such, I would encourage the Georgia Supreme Court to not take her appeal.

"It’s our hope that the DA will now focus taxpayer resources on the successful prosecution of violent criminals in Fulton County."

Please see my statement below on Fulton County DA Fani Willis. pic.twitter.com/2ATSw3t10V

— GA AG Chris Carr (@Georgia_AG) December 30, 2024

The Hill noted:

The Georgia Court of Appeals, the state’s intermediate court, in a ruling earlier this month disqualified Willis and her office from the prosecution over the district attorney’s romantic relationship with Nathan Wade, a top prosecutor she hired for the case. Once Wade stepped aside, the trial court had allowed Willis to move forward.

Willis is attempting to have the Georgia Supreme Court reverse that ruling so she can pick up where she left off on her pursuit of Trump.

The Fulton County DA released a statement in the wake of Carr's request of the state's high court.

"Mr. Carr is a witness in the case he is trying to influence. Apparently, he is more focused on the politics of the 2026 Republican gubernatorial primary rather than the law," Willis' statement read.

It added, "If Mr. Carr cannot separate his ambition to become Governor from his duties as Attorney General, he should resign and focus on being a full-time candidate rather than serving as a constitutional officer sworn to uphold the Constitutions and laws of the United States and Georgia."

Trump's lawyer in the state case, Steve Sadow, cheered Carr's statement, adding that Willis' appeal doesn't meet the qualifications for a Georgia Supreme Court review anyway.

Only time will tell how the state's high court decides.