Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has officially been removed from the case in which she is prosecuting President Donald Trump.

Additionally, the Daily Caller reports that Willis's office has finally named a replacement for her to continue the prosecution of Trump.

For a moment, it did appear as though the district attorney's office was going to let the case default, but instead, they have decided to continue with the prosecution of what many consider to be a baseless, politically-motivated prosecution.

🚨BREAKING: After failing to find an attorney willing to take up Fulton County Fani Willis’ troubled 2020 election case, the prosecutor conducting the search for her replacement appointed himself. https://t.co/qKEqLMwF6A pic.twitter.com/b7ghFYZYlg

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) November 14, 2025

Meet Willis's replacement:

Willis has been replaced by Peter Skandalakis, the Georgia Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council (PAC) executive director.

The slight twist here is that Skandalakis is actually the person who was put in charge of finding a prosecutor to replace Willis. The problem, however, is that he could not find one who was willing to take the job.

Skandalakis revealed:

The filing of this appointment reflects my inability to secure another conflict prosecutor to assume responsibility for this case. Several prosecutors were contacted and, while all were respectful and professional, each declined the appointment. Out of respect for their privacy and professional discretion, I will not identify those prosecutors or disclose their reasons for declining.

The office had until Nov. 14, 2025, to find a replacement for Willis; otherwise, the case would have been dismissed. It just managed to beat the deadline.

The case, therefore, will proceed.

Background

It took a while, but, after numerous scandals, Willis was removed from her position of lead prosecutor in this case.

Breitbart News reports:

As Breitbart News reported last December, the Georgia Court of Appeals removed Willis from the case after it was discovered that she had improperly brought her lover, Nathan Wade, onto the case as a special prosecutor. In its ruling, the appellate court overturned a lower court’s decision that allowed Willis to continue prosecuting the case if Wade was no longer on it. In September of this year, the Georgia Supreme Court declined to hear her appeal to get back on the case.

This is when Skandalakis was tasked with finding a replacement.

In related news, the judge overseeing the case has decided to drop some more of the charges that were brought against Trump and associates.

CBS News reports:

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has officially dropped three charges out of dozens in Georgia's election interference case against President Trump and others. On Friday, McAfee ordered that Counts 14, 15, and 27, conspiracy and criminal attempt to file false documents and filing false documents, respectively, should be dismissed. Mr. Trump had been charged with two of the counts, 15 and 27.