Just over two years ago, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis convinced a Georgia grand jury to indict President Donald Trump on racketeering charges over his conduct following the 2020 election.

However, Willis' case has since fallen apart, with the latest humiliation coming earlier this week when the Georgia Supreme Court refused to hear her appeal. 

Appeals court found that Willis should have been disqualified

According to MSNBC legal blogger Jordan Rubin, Willis asked Georgia's highest judicial body to review an appeals court ruling which was issued this past December.

The appeals court concluded that Willis should be disqualified from prosecuting Trump, pointing to her relationship with attorney Nathan Wade.

"After carefully considering the trial court’s findings in its order, we conclude that it erred by failing to disqualify DA Willis and her office," it declared.

Wade was hired by Willis's office to serve as a special prosecutor in Trump's case despite the fact that he had no experience in trying racketeering cases.

Appeals court found an "appearance of impropriety"

What's more, Wade was involved in a romantic relationship with Willis, something which the appeals court pointed to when finding the appearance of impropriety.

In doing so, the appeals court concluded that trial Judge Scott McAfee should have granted a defense motion to have Willis and her office disqualified.

"After carefully considering the trial court’s findings in its order, we conclude that it erred by failing to disqualify DA Willis and her office," its majority opinion read.

"The remedy crafted by the trial court to prevent an ongoing appearance of impropriety did nothing to address the appearance of impropriety that existed at times when DA Willis was exercising her broad pretrial discretion about who to prosecute and what charges to bring," it added.

Rubin says ruling likely ends Trump's case in Georgia

In his blog post, Rubin argued that Tuesday's decision by the Georgia Supreme Court could ultimately spell the end of Trump's legal problems in the Peach State.

"When a prosecutor’s office in Georgia is disqualified, finding a new one falls to a state panel called the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia," he explained.

"Finding a new prosecutor to take on the complex case against Trump and several other defendants could prove difficult, to say nothing of how a new prosecutor would view the case," Rubin noted.

"Either way, Trump himself would not be prosecuted while he is still in office," the liberal legal analyst went on to observe.