Georgia prosecutors in Trump election case admit affair

Two Georgia prosecutors have rejected calls to remove them from their election case against Donald Trump after acknowledging they had an affair.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said conflict of interest allegations were "salacious" were brought in "bad faith".

In an affidavit, Nathan Wade wrote that he and Ms Willis "developed a personal relationship" in 2022, CBS reports.

Mr Trump and co-defendants want Ms Willis disqualified from the case.

Friday's filing was the first time the two prosecutors acknowledged their relationship.

The allegations threaten to undermine the prosecution of the former president and his allies for their attempts to reverse Georgia's 2020 election results.

Ms Willis brought Mr Wade on board the investigation in 2021. Shortly afterwards, Mr Wade filed for divorce from his wife of two decades.

The Fulton County district attorney has asked Judge Scott McAfee, who is overseeing the case, to reject legal efforts from defendants to disqualify her and the district attorney's office from the case.

This is a developing story and will be updated.