After failing to find an attorney willing to take up Fulton County Fani Willis’ troubled 2020 election case, the prosecutor conducting the search for her replacement appointed himself.
The Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia (PACGA) faced a Nov. 14 deadline to select a new attorney or have the case dismissed.
“The filing of this appointment reflects my inability to secure another conflict prosecutor to assume responsibility for this case,” PACGA Executive Director Peter Skanadlakis wrote. “Several prosecutors were contacted and, while all were respectful and professional, each declined the appointment. Out of respect for their privacy and professional discretion, I will not identify those prosecutors or disclose their reasons for declining.” (RELATED: Fani Willis Gets Fired From Trump Case For Good)
News: After failing to find another attorney willing to take on Fani Willis’ 2020 election case against Trump, the prosecutor searching for her replacement has appointed himself. pic.twitter.com/jKJ9PHh79O
— Katelynn Richardson (@katesrichardson) November 14, 2025
The Georgia Supreme Court upheld a ruling disqualifying Willis from the case in September.
Defense attorneys first moved to disqualify Willis in January 2024 for hiring her romantic partner, Nathan Wade, to work on the case. They argued she improperly benefited from awarding Wade a lucrative contract when he took her on cruises and vacations.
Willis falsely claimed she paid all the special prosecutors working on the case the same hourly rate, though contracts first reported by the Daily Caller News Foundation revealed she paid Wade a higher rate than the state’s top racketeering expert.
Steve Sadow, Trump’s lead defense counsel in the Georgia case, said “this politically charged prosecution has to come to an end.”
“We remain confident that a fair and impartial review will lead to a dismissal of the case against President Trump,” he said.
Skanadlakis wrote that the “public has a legitimate interest in the outcome of this case.” He indicated he would “complete a comprehensive review and make an informed decision regarding how best to proceed.”
“The decision to assume responsibility for this matter was reached only after careful and deliberate consideration,” he wrote. “While it would have been simple to allow Judge McAfee’s deadline to lapse or to inform the Court that no conflict prosecutor could be secured—thereby allowing the case to be dismissed for want of prosecution—I did not believe that to be the right course of action.”
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