Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The Georgia Prosecuting Attorneys Council announced a replacement for Fani Willis as the prosecutor in the election interference case against President Donald Trump and 14 others charged.
PAC Executive Director Peter J. Skandalakis announced on Friday, that he would prosecute the case because the group couldn't find anyone to take it up.
"Several prosecutors were contacted and, while all were respectful and professional, each declined the appointment," he said in the announcement. "Out of respect for their privacy and professional discretion, I will not identify those prosecutors or disclose their reasons for declining."
In September, the Georgia Supreme Court denied Willis' attempt to continue in the case. It refused to hear her appeal of a lower court's decision to disqualify her because of "impropriety." She had a romantic relationship with the special prosecutor in the case.
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