Fani Willis forgets this case isn’t about her: John Yoo
Former Assistant Attorney General John Yoo and former federal prosecutor Katie Cherkasky discuss Fulton County, Georgia, prosecutor Fani Willis’ racial comments and the gag order in former President Trump’s hush money case.
First appearance on Fox: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is opposed to the Democratic primary, said she was challenged to a rematch in the primary debate after she missed a local Democratic debate to attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C. This was revealed in comments obtained exclusively by Fox News Digital.
“There is no reason why the debate cannot be rescheduled,” Fulton County District Attorney candidate Christian Wise Smith said in a press release obtained exclusively by Fox News Digital on Monday. “We are excited to work with her team to make that happen.”
The Fulton County Democratic Party held its first primary debate on Sunday, but Mr. Willis was absent and his political opponent took to the stage alone to criticize Mr. Willis for hiring his girlfriend to prosecute former President Donald Trump. Trump in Georgia.
In a press release, the Wise-Smith campaign criticized Willis for missing the debate to travel to Washington, D.C., for the glitzy White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
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Fulton County DA candidate Christian Wise Smith stands on an empty debate stage. (Fox 5)
“While I have great respect for Willis’ busy calendar, he ignores community-sponsored events while violent crime is on the rise and talks to politicians while SNL comedians inflame the entire political process.” The bickering says a lot about where her loyalties lie — and it’s not to Willis. It’s to the voters of Fulton County,” said Michael Ceraso, director of communications for Christian Wise Smith. Ta.
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President Joe Biden speaks with comedian Colin Jost at the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington, D.C. (Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
social media posts From an independent photojournalist and Black-centric news organization The Grio On Saturday evening and Sunday, Willis was pictured attending a media event in Washington, D.C., this weekend.Local media initially reported that Atlanta City Councilmember Willis’ participation in the second annual “Self Care Fair” along with others was cited as the reason for his absence from Sunday’s debate.
Fox News Digital reached out to the prosecutor’s office for comment on Monday, but did not immediately receive a response.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis watches a hearing in the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump case at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta on March 1, 2024. (Alex Slitspool/Getty Images)
The Wise-Smith campaign said in a press release that Willis’ office is overwhelmed with Trump’s case and is “locked up in a flawed criminal justice system while high-profile cases consume limited energy and energy.” “The people of Georgia are largely left to fend for themselves.” resource. “
“The three biggest issues facing Fulton County residents right now are (1) not putting victims at the center of criminal prosecutions, (2) eliminating the school-to-prison pipeline, and (3) It’s about curbing mass incarceration,” Wise-Smith said.
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Willis is the Georgia district attorney who brought the election reasoning case against Trump, indicting him and 18 co-defendants on racketeering charges for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election. Willis was embroiled in controversy after she was accused of having an “inappropriate” relationship with Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor she hired.
Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade attends a hearing in the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump case at the Fulton County Courthouse on March 1, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Alex Slitspool/Getty Images)
Willis and Wade acknowledged their affair in testimony about the case, but said they only officially announced their relationship in 2022, after the defendants were indicted in the Trump case. However, witnesses to the incident claim that the two started dating before 2022.
A judge last month ordered Willis to either remove him from the case or fire Wade, who ultimately resigned.
“Politics does not keep Fulton County families and residents safe. Actions do. Unfortunately, our system is over-policing, over-convicting, and over-incarcerating. But I haven’t heard Fani Willis announce any plans to show that. “She’s concerned about the real issues that keep voters up at night,” Wise-Smith said in a press release. I added it.
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Wise Smith appeared alone during Sunday’s debate and criticized Willis for hiring his girlfriend to work on Trump’s case.
“This issue is important to all of us in Fulton County and to many people across the country,” Wise Smith said from the stage. Fox5 reported.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testifies during a hearing in the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump case at the Fulton County Courthouse on February 15, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Alyssa Pointer/Getty Images)
“Paying one attorney nearly $1 million to handle one case leaves the rest of us vulnerable. It hurts everyone in Fulton County,” he added.
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Wisesmith did not take issue with Willis’ prosecution of Trump or the case itself, instead saying Willis “needs to change his ways.”
Wise Smith is an attorney who previously served as Atlanta city attorney and Fulton County prosecutor, and calls himself a “prosecutor with a heart.”
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Willis and Smith will face off in the May 28 Democratic primary. Despite the controversy surrounding Trump’s lawsuit, local polls show Willis leading Smith by a wide margin. Fox5 reported.
