Although McAfee did not grant defense requests to remove her from the case, he was sharply critical of her actions and said Wade, her hand-picked lead prosecutor on the case, must step aside for Willis to continue the prosecution.
Judge forges ahead with pretrial motions in Georgia election interference case
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Mr. Wade said he was proud of his work on the case, which accuses Mr. Trump and 18 co-defendants of violating state racketeering laws with a plot to overturn President Biden’s 2020 election win in Georgia.
Special prosecutor Nathan Wade resigns from Trump case in Georgia
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