ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Sunday defended the qualifications of a special prosecutor she hired for her case against Donald Trump and others over efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia after a defense lawyer accused Willis of professional impropriety.
At the church, Willis did not address the allegations of an improper relationship.
They are paid the same hourly rate and no one has questioned the qualifications of the two white lawyers, she said.
Merchant's filing offered no proof of the alleged relationship or trips that she said that Willis and Wade had taken together.
Pete Skandalakis, a former district attorney who is executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council, said district attorneys do not have to seek permission before hiring a special prosecutor.
Persons:
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Organizations:
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Locations:
Fulton County, Georgia, Big Bethel, Atlanta