The district attorney investigating whether former President
Donald Trump should face charges for attempting to pressure Georgia’s elections chief into changing the results of the presidential race in his favor has a reputation as a tough courtroom veteran, not only as a prosecutor but also as a defense lawyer and judge.
Fulton County District Attorney
Fani Willis, who was sworn in last month after a resounding 2020 election victory over her former boss, entered the national spotlight Wednesday when letters to top state officials revealed her office is investigating whether illegal attempts were made to influence the state’s 2020 elections. That includes the Jan. 2 phone call in which Trump was recorded asking Georgia’s secretary of state to overturn his defeat.
The district attorney investigating whether former President Donald Trump should face charges for attempting to pressure Georgia's elections chief into changing the results of the presidential race in his favor has a reputation as a tough courtroom veteran, not only as a prosecutor but also as a defense lawyer and judge. Fulton County District Attorney…
By KATE BRUMBACK and RUSS BYNUM The Associated Press ATLANTA The district attorney investigating whether former President Donald Trump should face charg
2021/02/12 23:35 FILE-In this Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014 file photo, Fulton senior Assistant DA Fani Willis questions retired Atlanta Public Schools principal Tony Overst. FILE-In this Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014 file photo, Fulton senior Assistant DA Fani Willis questions retired Atlanta Public Schools principal Tony Overstreet in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial, in Atlanta. Willis, entered the national spotlight Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, when letters to top state officials revealed her office is investigating whether illegal attempts were made to influence the state s 2020 elections. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool, File) FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, file photo, Fulton County Deputy District Attorney Fani Willis makes her closing arguments during a trial in .