Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is urging the state Supreme Court to deny Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ appeal after she was removed from the election interference case against President-elect Trump.

Earlier this month, a Georgia appeals court disqualified Willis from participating in the Georgia election interference case against Trump and others, citing “improper conduct.” The panel also cited a romantic relationship between Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade.

On Monday, the state’s top attorney, who announced plans to run for governor in November, posted a statement on social media about Willis’s adverse ruling.

“The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that the Fulton County district attorney created her own conflict and removed her from the case against President-elect Trump,” Carr wrote. “‘Legal Welfare’ Has Been a Feature in American Politics It has become too common and it must end.

Georgia appeals court disqualifies Daphne Willis and her team from Trump election interference case

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr speaks to supporters during a campaign event in Kennesaw, Georgia, on November 7, 2022. This week, Carr urged the state Supreme Court not to consider an appeal filed by Fulton County District Attorney Fannie Willis over President-elect Trump’s election interference. (Megan Varner/Getty Images)

“Accordingly, I encourage the Georgia Supreme Court not to hear her appeal,” Carr continued. “We hope the district attorney will now be able to focus taxpayer resources on successfully prosecuting violent criminals in Fulton County.”

Willis, who spearheaded the sweeping prosecution case against Trump, faced criticism after she was accused in February of having an “inappropriate” extramarital affair with him. Special Prosecutor Wadewhom she hired to help prosecute the case.

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis observes a hearing in the case of the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta on March 1, 2024. (Alex Slitz-Poole/Getty Images)

Wade was eventually forced to withdraw from the prosecution team.

The court did not give in Trump’s indictment That’s entirely true, but Willis and the assistant prosecutors working in her office now have “no authority to proceed.”

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“After careful consideration of the findings in the trial court’s order, we conclude that it did not disqualify District Attorney Willis and his office, which was wrong,” the court filing reads. “The trial court erred in concluding that it did not disqualify District Attorney Willis and his office.” Remedies designed to prevent the continuation of misconduct do nothing to address District Attorney Willis’s sometimes inappropriate conduct in exercising broad pretrial discretion over who to prosecute and what charges to bring.”

Fox News Digital’s Brooke Singleman and Anders Hagström contributed to this report.