Fani Willis, Fulton County DA, asserts she is the only DA brave enough to prosecute Trump

At an Easter event in College Park, Georgia, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis briefly addressed the Georgia election interference case. Willis’s office and her partnered with WAVE (We All Value Excellence) for the fifth consecutive year to distribute Easter baskets to families in need. Willis first publicly spoke in Atlanta since a judge ruled in her favor, disqualifying her and her office from the Georgia election interference case. Willis highlighted her dedication to upholding justice, stating, “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, that’s the end of that.”

Willis and her office conducted a 2-1/2 year investigation into former President Donald Trump and his allies for allegedly trying to change the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. The investigation culminated in August 2023 when a grand jury handed down a comprehensive indictment against Trump and 18 others. However, in January, one of Trump’s co-defendants, Michael Roman, moved to disqualify Willis over her secretive romantic relationship with former Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade.

Roman and others alleged that Willis and Wade’s undisclosed relationship broke the rules, with Willis financially benefiting from hiring Wade to lead the case. Willis and Wade appeared in Fulton County to deny any impropriety, insisting that Willis bore an equal share of expenses during their relationship and did not profit from hiring Wade or prosecuting the case against Trump.

While Judge McAfee found insufficient evidence to prove claims of financial advantage, he reprimanded Willis for a “tremendous lapse in judgement”. He ruled that either Willis or Wade should recuse themselves from the legal proceedings. Following McAfee’s ruling, Wade resigned. Willis, in talks with CNN, said that she wasn’t embarrassed by any of her actions, including her relationship with Wade.

In spite of the ongoing legal difficulties, Willis affirmed her team’s determination to carry on with the case. Nevertheless, her tribulations are far from over. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted a Certificate of Immediate Review for McAfee’s ruling, and now they must decide if they wish to consider the appeal. There may also be an investigation by the new Prosecuting Attorneys Qualification Commission into Willis’s handling of the case. Furthermore, Willis is also facing a re-election challenge.