Fulton County DA Fani Willis begins her second term expressing no regrets over Trump case

Fani Willis at party smiling
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis arrives before she speaks after winning re-election in the primary on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

A year ago, President Trump was fighting 13 felony counts in Georgia for trying to overturn the 2020 election, and the prosecutor who charged him was seen as a rising star.

Now Trump is president again, immune from prosecution for the next four years, and Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis has been rebuked by the courts and is fighting to keep the case alive.

Trump and Willis began their second terms in office a few weeks apart. To celebrate her inauguration, Willis hosted a gala and political fundraiser the night before Valentine’s Day with a black, pink and gold dress code. The theme: “For the Love of Justice.”

To celebrate her inauguration, Fulton DA Fani Willis hosted a gala and political fundraiser the night before Valentine’s Day. (Sam Gringlas/WABE)