Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing in the case of the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta. (Alex Slitz-Pool/Getty Images)
Trump's legal team is appealing to remove Willis from the case following allegations that she had an "improper" affair with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, whom she hired to help prosecute the case.
McAfee ruled that the romantic relationship between the two prosecutors did not compromise the integrity of the trial, though a Georgia appeals court has agreed to hear an appeal on this decision.
Scott McAfee, Fulton County superior court judge, is pictured at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta. (Alyssa Pointer/Reuters/Bloomberg via Getty Images )
Previous state Senate committee hearings revealed that oversight of Willis' $36 million budget was "like the Wild West, very little control," Cowsert said.
At that hearing earlier this month, Fulton County Commissioner Robb Pitts and Fulton County Chief Financial Officer Sharon Whittmore testified that Willis has broad discretion over those taxpayer dollars, including whether to hire a special prosecutor and how much they should be paid.
Pitts also testified that Willis did not have to get any pre-approval for hiring an independent special counsel to assist with her activities.
Fox News' Brianna Herlihy contributed to this report.
Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and can email him at timothy.nerozzi@fox.com
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