Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s prosecution against President-elect Donald Trump was already in trouble, but it may never pick back up now that Trump is headed for the White House.
A judge weakened the indictment this year by scrapping several charges from it. At the same time, the entire case was also thrust into a state of uncertainty after the Georgia Court of Appeals agreed to consider disqualifying Willis and after the Supreme Court issued its presidential immunity decision.
Now, in the event that the indictment does survive those glaring challenges, prosecuting Trump for the eight 2020 election-related charges he is facing appears to be an impossibility while he is in office.
The Department of Justice has a long-standing policy that prosecuting presidents would interfere with the separation of powers and that it is best practice to avoid it. The DOJ…
