ATLANTA — The judge overseeing the Georgia investigation into former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election has disqualified the Fulton County district attorney leading the probe from investigating one of the state's 16 alleged 'fake electors,' because the DA held a fundraiser for his political opponent.
ATLANTA — The judge overseeing the Georgia investigation into former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election has disqualified the Fulton County district attorney leading the probe from investigating one of the state's 16 alleged"fake electors," because the DA held a fundraiser for his political opponent.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis held a fundraiser for Jones' opponent, Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Charlie Bailey, in June, which was"well after" a grand jury had begun hearing evidence in the election case -- a decision that Fulton County Judge Robert McBurney said was"harmful" to the investigation.
Bailey won the Democratic runoff election on June 21, just days after the fundraiser, and will now face Jones in November. "An investigation of this significance, garnering the public attention it necessarily does and touching so many political nerves in our society, cannot be bordered by legitimate doubts about the District Attorney's motives," wrote the judge.
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