Fani Willis Hangs Onto Trump Case, but More Turbulence Lies Ahead
After revelations of Fani T. Willis's romance with a subordinate sent the Georgia criminal case against Donald J. Trump down a two-month tour worthy of a soap opera, a judge's ruling on Friday resolved a major cliffhanger. Ms. Willis could continue prosecuting the case, so long as her ex-boyfriend withdrew from it.But the resignation hours later of the former boyfriend, Nathan J. Wade, whom Ms. Willis hired as a special prosector, only settled so much. A fresh and complicated array of problems lies ahead for Ms. Willis, and for one of the most significant state criminal cases in American history.“Her…