Judge sets hearing on misconduct allegations against Fani Willis in Trump case

The motion seeks to have the indictment thrown out and to have Ms Willis and Mr Wade removed from the case.

Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis speaks during a worship service at the Big Bethel AME Church, where she was invited as a guest speaker on Sunday January 14 in Atlanta (Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

The judge presiding over the Georgia prosecution of former US president Donald Trump and others for efforts to overturn the 2020 election has set a hearing on a motion alleging Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis has been romantically involved with a special prosecutor she hired for the case.

In an order on Thursday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee set a February 15 hearing and ordered prosecutors to file their response by February 2.