A few months before Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in Georgia, Fani Willis claimed an election victory of her own.
Willis had unseated her old boss to become the first woman elected district attorney in Fulton County, which is home to Atlanta.
“My career has taught me, no matter the political pressure, just do what’s right,” Willis pledged as she took office. “And no matter if you were at the state Capitol or the slums, you will be held accountable if you commit a crime in my community.”
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