Earlier this month, Judge Scott McAfee ruled that Willis can remain on the case — if Wade were no longer part of it. Wade resigned that same day. In an interview with Scripps News, Merchant told ...

Wade resigned that same day. In an interview with Scripps News, Merchant told legal affairs correspondent Ava-joye Burnett she believes she can still win an appeal to disqualify Willis.

Wade resigned that same day. In an interview with Scripps News, Merchant told legal affairs correspondent Ava-joye Burnett she believes she can still win an appeal to disqualify Willis.

Prominent Georgia defense lawyer Ashleigh Merchant, who first disclosed Willis’ romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade back in a bombshell Jan. 8 court filing, says not so fast.

The judge ultimately allowed Willis to stay on the case, but Wade had to step down. Now, Ashleigh Merchant said that she feels vindicated following the judge’s ruling Friday.

Ashleigh Merchant said despite a high volume of high-profile cases in her career, she’s never experienced anything personally or professionally like the firestorm she set in motion with the filing.

Judge in Georgia Trump election case says while he couldn't "conclusively establish" when Willis' relationship with prosecutor turned romantic, "an odor of mendacity remains." ...