Georgia DA Fani Willis wins primary election

Fulton County District Attorney Fani WIllis defeated her Democratic rival Christian Wise Smith Tuesday in Georgia's primary election.

The 52-year-old prosecutor’s victory over attorney and author Christian Wise Smith comes as she faces multiple investigations launched by state and federal lawmakers over her alleged misuse of taxpayer money and relationship with Wade.

“We can’t keep turning a blind eye to what’s going on in that office,” Smith argued on the campaign trail Monday.

“Chaos. Corruption. It’s time for us in Fulton County to stand up and take our justice system back,” he said in his plea to voters.

Willis, who was first elected to head the Atlanta-area DA’s office in 2020, saw her profile dramatically rise after leading the historic criminal investigation and subsequent indictment of Trump over his alleged involvement in a plot to overturn the Peach State’s 2020 election results.

Willis made no references to the Trump case in a recent three-minute campaign ad, in which she touted going after “gangs and violent offenders.”

“We’ve seen the third-largest crime drop in America,” she claimed in the campaign spot.

Read more at https://nypost.com/2024/05/21/us-news/fani-willis-trump-prosecutor-defeats-rival-in-fulton-da-primary/

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