Two weeks ago, a Georgia appeals court disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from pursuing her racketeering case against President-elect Donald Trump.

While Willis may yet get relief from state Supreme Court justices, Georgia's attorney general recently asked them to eliminate that possibility. 

Attorney general decries "lawfare" in American politics

According to Fox News, Georgia Republican Attorney General put forward that argument in a social media post earlier this week.

"The Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled that the Fulton County DA created her own conflict and rightfully removed her from the case against President-elect Trump," Carr wrote.

Please see my statement below on Fulton County DA Fani Willis. pic.twitter.com/2ATSw3t10V

— GA AG Chris Carr (@Georgia_AG) December 30, 2024

"'Lawfare' has become far too common in American politics, and it must end," he declared. "As such, I would encourage the Georgia Supreme Court to not take her appeal."

"It’s our hope that the DA will now focus taxpayer resources on the successful prosecution of violent criminals in Fulton County," the state attorney general went on to add.

A new district attorney will be needed to prosecute Trump's case

Fox News noted that although the appeals court stopped short of throwing out Trump's case, it did say that Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee should have disqualified Willis over her romantic relationship with special prosecutor 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," the court's decision 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 stated.

NBC News noted how Georgia law dictates that when a district attorney has been disqualified from a case, the executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia is tasked with finding a new prosecutor.

Former district attorney calls Trump's indictment "total slop"

Western Carolina University professor J. Tom Morgan is a former DeKalb County district attorney, and he expressed skepticism over whether Trump's case will ever go to trial.

Morgan spoke derisively of the indictment that Willis brought against the president-elect, calling it "a pig's breakfast" and "total slop."

He told NBC News that a new prosecutor would need to build "a more manageable, triable case," something which would take a significant amount of time.