In testimony that seesawed between the tedious and dramatic, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis took the stand in an Atlanta courtroom Thursday to defend her ability to continue helming the Georgia election interference case.
That’s after multiple defendants, including former President Donald Trump, moved to disqualify Willis from prosecuting them because of a romantic relationship she had with a special prosecutor she hired for the probe.
As lawyers sparred over whether Willis should be forced to answer questions, Willis appeared in the courtroom and declared her intention to testify. She called the motions to disqualify her “contrary to democracy.”
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