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Fulton County prosecutor Fani Willis and judge in Trump 2020 election case draw primary challengers

Headline from The Columbian, on the newest of 2 developments

ATLANTA (AP) — A progressive Democrat and a Republican who briefly worked in Donald Trump's administration entered the Fulton County district attorney's race Friday in an attempt to oust Fan

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  1. Legal Experts Say Fani Willis Unlikely To Be Disqualified As Judge Weighs Trump Challenge

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    Fulton County prosecutor Fani Willis and judge in Trump 2020 election case draw primary challengers

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  1. NBC News

    Trump co-defendant's lawyer presents argument for disqualifying Fani Willis to Georgia state senators (opens NBC News)

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    The lawyer who first alleged a personal relationship Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade walked Georgia lawmakers through how she came to find out about their romance.

  2. Forbes

    Legal Experts Say Fani Willis Unlikely To Be Disqualified As Judge Weighs Trump Challenge (opens Forbes)

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    Georgia Judge Scott McAfee said he plans to make a decision over the next two weeks on whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified from former President Donald Trump’s racketeering case.

  3. Blaze Media

    Defense attorney in Trump's Georgia case tees up Fani Willis for renewed scrutiny with damning testimony (opens Blaze Media)

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    The Georgia Senate Special Committee on Investigations learned this week that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis may not have been entirely forthright when answering questions about her timely visits to Washington, D.C., or when asking the county for millions of dollars in taxpayer funds...

  4. The Columbian

    Fulton County prosecutor Fani Willis and judge in Trump 2020 election case draw primary challengers (opens The Columbian)

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    ATLANTA (AP) — A progressive Democrat and a Republican who briefly worked in Donald Trump's administration entered the Fulton County district attorney's race Friday in an attempt to oust Fan

  5. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    DA Fani Willis to face two primary challengers amid Trump case disqualification fight (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Gregory Krieg, Jason Morris, Nick Valencia and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is already facing a charged legal battle to bar her from prosecuting the election subversion case she brought against former President Donald Trump and more than a dozen allies in…

  6. Washington Times

    Embattled DA Fani Willis faces Democratic challenger in reelection bid (opens Washington Times)

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    A Georgia attorney plans to take on Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in this year's Democratic primary, hoping to capitalize on criticism of the DA for having a romantic relationship with the taxpayer-funded investigator she hired to probe former President Donald Trump.

  7. Washington Examiner

    Fani Willis faces two challengers for district attorney reelection bid (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Christian Wise Smith, who has served as Atlanta city solicitor and as a Fulton County prosecutor, filed paperwork Friday at the Georgia state Capitol to qualify as a candidate for Fani Willis's position.

  8. The Daily Caller

    Fani Willis Faces Potential Challengers In Coming Election (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is facing multiple potential challengers in the coming spring primary election.

  9. Fox News

    Fulton DA Fani Willis draws Democratic, Republican challengers in re-election bid (opens Fox News)

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    Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has drawn Democratic and Republican challengers for her re-election bid this fall.

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