Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis told reporters this week she is the only DA in the country with enough “courage” to prosecute former President Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case.
During an Easter event in College Park Saturday for families in need, Willis, 52, spoke to the media for the first time since a judge ruled she could remain on the case.
“There’s one district attorney in the state – and really around the country – that has had the courage to do this, and she continues to do it,” Willis told FOX 5 Atlanta. “The case landed in Fulton County, not by anything that I did, but by the actions of others, and when a case lands in my jurisdiction, I’m going to prosecute it, and that’s the end of that.”
Defense attorneys have accused Willis of mishandling the case, alleging that she hired special prosecutor Nathan Wade to profit from the Trump prosecution through their romantic relationship.
Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has said there wasn’t sufficient evidence to prove those claims but rebuked Willis for what he called a “tremendous lapse in judgment.”
Judge McAfee has allowed attorneys for Trump’s codefendants to appeal his ruling that she could stay on the case after the withdrawal of special prosecutor Wade.
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In remarks to Atlanta News First, Willis implored the media to focus on “the charges, the facts, and the law and leave all the drama behind.”
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