Scandal-plagued Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was nowhere to be seen Sunday during the first Democrat Party debate as she tries to win re-election.
Willis has courted controversy while prosecuting the county's election interference case against Donald Trump as it was revealed she had a past relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade.
'When you pay one attorney nearly $1million to handle one case, that leaves the rest of us vulnerable, that hurts everyone in Fulton County.
Wade fronted the team of lawyers Willis assembled to prosecute the case since the previous president and 18 others were indicted in August, but their relationship led to concerns the couple could pursue financial gain through the proceedings.
Anthony Michael Kreis, a Georgia State University law professor who's been following the case, criticized her comments in a post on X. 'If I were Fani Willis, I would simply not talk to the media at all at this point just out of an abundance of caution,' Kreis said.
In a 23-page ruling Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee slammed Willis for a 'tremendous lapse in judgment' and for acting in an 'unprofessional manner' but said she could stay on the case if Wade stepped down.
Trump's lawyers slammed the decision to let Willis stay on the case and said they would pursue 'all legal options' in response.
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