Following Friday's ruling from Fulton County, Georgia, Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee, special prosecutor Nathan Wade has decided to step down in the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and his co-defendants.
Wade's decision to resign means Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis can remain on the case.
Willis accepted Wade's formal resignation in a brief statement, commending him as “brave” and an “outstanding advocate.”
Per ABC News:
In his resignation letter addressed to Willis, Wade said he was stepping down “in the interest of democracy.”
“Although the court found, that ‘the Defendants failed to meet their burden of proving that the District Attorney acquired an actual conflict of interest,' I am offering my resignation in the interest of democracy, in dedication to the American public, and to move this case forward as quickly as possible,” Wade wrote.
In a highly anticipated ruling, McAfee determined that either Willis or Wade needed to step down, citing the “appearance of impropriety.”
In his 23-page ruling, McAfee wrote that while “dismissal of the indictment is not the appropriate remedy,” he concluded that “the established record now highlights a significant appearance of impropriety that infects the current structure of the prosecution team.”
McAfee ruled that the conflict described by the defendants in the case presents “an appearance that must be removed through the State's selection of one of two options.”
“The District Attorney may choose to step aside, along with the whole of her office, and refer the prosecution to the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council for reassignment,” McAfee wrote. “Alternatively, SADA Wade can withdraw, allowing the District Attorney, the Defendants, and the public to move forward without his presence or remuneration distracting from and potentially compromising the merits of this case.”
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