FILE - Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Friday, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta. On Wednesday, March 6, Ashleigh Merchant, the lawyer who initiated the effort to remove Willis from the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump, walked state lawmakers through her investigation into the Willis' romantic relationship with a special prosecutor and why she believes it creates a conflict of interest. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, Pool, File)
FILE - Attorney Ashleigh Merchant looks on in court, Feb. 27, 2024, in Atlanta. On Wednesday, March 6, Merchant, the lawyer who initiated the effort to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump, walked state lawmakers through her investigation into Willis' romantic relationship with a special prosecutor and why she believes it creates a conflict of interest. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, Pool, File)