The allegations against Willis first surfaced in a motion filed in early January by Ashleigh Merchant, a lawyer for former Trump campaign staffer and onetime White House aide Michael Roman.

ATLANTA — A state appeals court on Thursday removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others, the latest legal ...

His attorney, Ashleigh Merchant, argued in court that Patel was simply trying to help the mother, who appeared to be struggling, and reached out to steady the child.