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By Matthew Impelli
Life & Trends Reporter
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The state of Georgia may struggle to replace Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Donald Trump's election case if she is required to step down amid an ongoing scandal, according to attorney Philip Holloway.
While appearing on Fox News's America's Newsroom, Holloway, a former assistant district attorney, spoke about the ongoing scandal that Willis is facing after being accused of having a relationship with a special prosecutor on the case against the former president.
"It would be a question if she gets recused, then her whole office has to be recused. If she's got a conflict of interest, everybody who works for her has that same conflict of interest," Holloway said. "So the prosecuting attorney's counsel here in Georgia or the attorney general's office may have to sort out who in the state of Georgia, if anyone, wants this."
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"If they can find somebody who does even want it, think about how much it's going to take for them to get up to speed because Willis and the team that she has, has been working on this for two or three years now, so somebody else would have to come in and get up to speed, but it has to be somebody that wants it," Holloway added.
Newsweek reached out to Willis's office via email for comment.
Trump and several other co-defendants have been accused of violating Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act in connection to alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election. Trump has maintained his innocence in the case and one of his co-defendants recently accused Willis of having a secret "personal relationship during the pendency" with Nathan Wade during the course of Trump's case.
A judge in Georgia recently called on Willis to address the allegations made by Trump's co-defendant, Michael Roman, in a written statement by February 2. However, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution obtained a motion Willis's legal team filed in response which accused Wade's wife, Joycelyn, of conspiring "with interested parties in the criminal election interference case to use the civil discovery process to annoy, embarrass and oppress District Attorney Willis."
"If, however, media reports are any indication, (Joycelyn Wade) may intend to ask questions regarding the nature of any relationship with (Nathan Wade)...Because the parties agree that the marriage is irretrievably broken and the concept of fault is not at issue, there is no information that District Attorney Willis could provide that might prove relevant to granting or denying the divorce," the motion obtained by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution said.
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Update 01/24/24, 12:31 p.m. ET: This article was updated with additional information.
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