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District Attorney for Fulton County, Fani Willis speaks during an Associated Press interview on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Georgia DA admits relationship with prosecutor but fights to stay on Trump case

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis admitted Friday she has a personal relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, a lawyer she enlisted to investigate former President Donald Trump, but insisted she did not benefit financially from the hiring and should not be disqualified from the sprawling Georgia case alleging that Mr. Trump and his allies tried to improperly influence the state's presidential vote in 2020.

February 2, 2024
Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of former President Donald Trump on Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Jack Smith election case against Trump delayed amid immunity appeal

Special counsel Jack Smith's election subversion case against former President Donald Trump has been dropped from the public docket in Washington, indicating the court will miss its March 4 trial date while it waits for the Supreme Court to weigh in on Mr. Trump's claim of presidential immunity.

February 2, 2024
Christopher Steele leaves the Royal Courts of Justice after the first hearing in Donald Trump's High Court claim against the former MI6 officer's intelligence consultancy, in London, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. (Aaron Chown/PA ia AP) ** FILE **

U.K. judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit over Steele dossier

A high court judge in London dismissed former President Donald Trump's lawsuit over the "Steele dossier" that made salacious and unsubstantiated claims about the ex-president and caused a political firestorm when it was leaked in 2017.

February 1, 2024