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Trump accuses DA Fani Willis of inappropriately injecting race into Georgia election case

Headline from The Republic, on the newest of 3 developments

ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump said the district attorney in the Georgia election interference prosecution should be removed from the case, claiming she “inappropriately injected race into the case and stoked racial animus” in response to allegations of misconduct against h…

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  1. Georgia will struggle to replace Fani Willis on Trump case, lawyer says

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  2. Don’t fall for the trumped-up charges against Fani Willis

    Headline from Salon ·

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    Trump accuses DA Fani Willis of inappropriately injecting race into Georgia election case

    Headline from The Republic ·

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  1. CBS News

    Fani Willis hired Trump 2020 election case prosecutor — with whom she's accused of having affair — after 2 others said no (opens CBS News)

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    Fulton County DA Fani Willis' lead prosecutor in the Georgia Trump 2020 election-related case, Nathan Wade is alleged by his estranged wife to be having an affair with Willis.

  2. Legal Insurrection

    Trump Georgia Case: Judge Schedules Hearing on D.A. Fani Willis Misconduct Allegations (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Michael Roman, Trump's co-defendant, accused Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade of having an improper relationship and misusing funds.

  3. Valdosta Daily Times

    Fani Willis accuses estranged wife of special prosecutor of 'interfering' with Trump election case (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is accusing the estranged wife of a special prosecutor she hired of trying to obstruct her criminal election-interference case against former President Donald Trump

  4. Fox News

    Fani Willis likely conceding improper relationship happened with race defense, former US attorney says (opens Fox News)

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    A former U.S. attorney claimed Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani WIllis is using race as a "shield" to defend herself amid a growing scandal.

  5. Salon

    Fani Willis faces hearing regarding allegations of misconduct in Trump's Georgia case (opens Salon)

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    During the hearing, Willis will address claims that she is romantically linked to a prosecutor whom she hired

  6. Deseret News

    Judge in Trump Georgia case sets hearing regarding DA Fani Willis’ misconduct claims (opens Deseret News)

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    Willis is accused of having romantic relations with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, whom she hired onto the case

  7. Insider

    Allegations of a romantic relationship between DA Fani Willis and prosecutor are bad optics, but likely won't impact Trump's case, experts say (opens Insider)

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    An affair between Fani Willis and her attorney Nathan Wade threaten to taint one of four criminal cases against the former president.

  8. Fox News

    Fani Willis using race defense probably 'concession' some allegations are true, former US attorney says (opens Fox News)

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    A former U.S. attorney claimed Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani WIllis is using race as a "shield" to defend herself amid a growing scandal.

  9. Salon

    Don’t fall for the trumped-up charges against Fani Willis (opens Salon)

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    The Georgia election interference case is at risk of becoming yet another example of GOP diversion

  10. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Could Georgia's Fani Willis be removed from prosecuting Donald Trump? (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Accusations that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had an affair with a special prosecutor she hired to seek convictions of Donald Trump and others for interfering in Georgia’s 2020 election have led to renewed calls to remove Willis from the case.

  11. Politico

    A Reality Check on the Fani Willis Scandal (opens Politico)

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    Is Trump’s Georgia prosecution about to get derailed?

  12. Newsweek

    Georgia will struggle to replace Fani Willis on Trump case, lawyer says (opens Newsweek)

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    The Fulton County district attorney has been accused of having a personal relationship with a prosecutor on Trump's case.

  13. CNN

    Opinion: The Fani Willis allegations don’t affect the Georgia election case legally (opens CNN)

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    The defendants in the Georgia election interference case can’t plausibly claim they are being prosecuted unfairly on account of the prosecutors’ alleged relationship with each other, Bruce A. Green argues.

  14. Forbes

    Trump Lawyers Join Motion To Disqualify Fani Willis And Allege She Fomented ‘Racial Bias’ (opens Forbes)

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    Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers are requesting Willis be disqualified from the Georgia election interference case.

  15. The Guardian

    Trump seeks to disqualify Fani Willis from prosecuting him in Georgia (opens The Guardian)

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    Motion comes after Fulton county district attorney made remarks decrying allegations of affair with one of her deputies

  16. The Republic

    Trump accuses DA Fani Willis of inappropriately injecting race into Georgia election case (opens The Republic)

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    ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump said the district attorney in the Georgia election interference prosecution should be removed from the case, claiming she “inappropriately injected race into the case and stoked racial animus” in response to allegations of misconduct against h…

  17. Independent Journal Review

    Trump Moves to Get Georgia Indictment Dismissed, Alleges Fani Willis 'Wrongfully Inserted Racial Animus' Into Case (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Former President Donald Trump says DA Fani Willis should pay a price for playing the race card in relation to the charges against him.

  18. New York Times

    Trump Joins Motion to Disqualify Prosecutor in Georgia Election Case (opens New York Times)

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    Donald J. Trump’s lawyers argued that Fani T. Willis violated state bar rules when she claimed in a recent speech that racism was behind the effort to remove her.

  19. Green Field Reporter

    Trump accuses DA Fani Willis of inappropriately injecting race into Georgia election case - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump said the district attorney in the Georgia election interference prosecution should be removed from the case, claiming she “inappropriately injected race into the case and stoked racial animus” in response to allegations of misconduct against h…

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