his top allies while also going after gangs like drug rich. she s also handed down racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations indictments to popular rappers including young thug and gunna. willis has cited the rapper s song lyrics as evidence in the indictments against them, something her critics say infringes on first amendment rights. i have some legal advice. don t confess to crimes on rap lyrics if you do not want them used. or at least get out of my county. reporter: willis was born in california. her name fani is swahili and means prosperous. after her parents divorce she was raised primarily by her father. he was a criminal defense attorney and member of the black panther party. after attending howard university she graduated from emory university school of law in 1996. she worked in the private sector for a time, then joined the fulton county prosecutor s office in 2001. according to the new york times, a spokesperson says that since willis became d.a. her
raised it, i m curious, what do you think weighs on these officers of the law? we think about prosecutors, we think about people in law enforcement. they do have a tough job, sometimes they overreach, and we cover that as well. it s certainly a scrutinized field, but they re girding up for what you might call in state court the trial of the century, jay tom. well, fani has taken it on the chin and done an exceptional job of not responding. mr. trump accused her of having an affair with a gang member, which is absolutely false, completely made up. because she s so public a figure, she cannot answer to those charges. she just tells her staff, we ll take this into court. that s where this trial will take place. it will not take place in the press. yeah, you re mentioning, by the way, could be legally defamatory, right? as false, even by the higher standard for a public official, but of course, most of these officials, professor, do their
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