True or false: After Fani Willis was disqualified, the RICO charges against Donald Trump and his co-defendants were automatically dismissed.

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This statement is false. When the Georgia Court of Appeals disqualified Fani Willis from the Trump election interference case in December 2024, the ruling only removed her and her office from the prosecution. The underlying RICO indictment and all charges against Donald Trump and his remaining co-defendants remained legally valid and intact. The disqualification was about who could prosecute the case, not whether the case itself had merit. Following the disqualification, the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia, led by Pete Skandalakis, was tasked with finding a replacement prosecutor to take over the case. The charges would only be dismissed if a new prosecutor reviewed the evidence and decided not to proceed, or if the defendants successfully challenged the indictment on other legal grounds. However, in November 2025, the newly appointed prosecutor did ultimately dismiss the state charges, but this was a separate decision made after reviewing the case, not an automatic consequence of Willis's disqualification. The distinction is important for understanding how prosecutorial disqualification works: removing a prosecutor does not invalidate the legal work they have already completed.

True or false: After Fani Willis was disqualified, the RICO charges against Donald Trump and his co-defendants were automatically dismissed.

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