Allegations of an “improper, clandestine personal relationship” between District Attorney Fani Willis and Nathan Wade, a private attorney she hired as special prosecutor, roiled Fulton County’s high-profile racketeering case against Donald Trump and his allies. On Tuesday, Georgia’s top court upheld a lower-court ruling saying she and her office should be disqualified from the case.

Here’s a timeline:

Jan. 1, 2021: Willis takes office as Fulton County district attorney after defeating her former boss in the Democratic primary and running unopposed in the November election.

Feb. 10, 2021: In a letter to top Georgia officials , Willis says she’s opened a criminal investigation into interference in the state’s 2020 general election.

Nov. 1, 2021: Willis hires Wade as special prosec

See Full Page