“He’s a pit bull […] If I committed a crime, I wouldn’t want to be prosecuted by Fani Willis. These words, spoken by an Atlanta police officer who has often dealt with her, speak volumes about the strength of character and the desire for justice of Fani Willis. The latter is none other than the American prosecutor who wishes to convict Donald Trump for having conspired in 2020 to “illegally change the result of the American presidential election”.
Newly elected prosecutor, Fani Willis has extensively investigated attempts to manipulate the 2020 presidential election in the state of Georgia. Strict and ambitious, Fanni Willis is a workaholic who “refuses failure”.
“You will be held accountable if you commit a crime”
After her election in 2021, Fulton County’s first female prosecutor had to decide quickly whether to take on the former president. It was a phone call from the latter, during which he put pressure on a local official to “find” votes in his favour, which triggered the perilous investigation. “My career has taught me that, regardless of political pressure, you have to do what is right, had launched the African-American after her election. And it doesn’t matter if you’re at the State Capitol or in the slums. You will be held accountable if you commit a crime. »
Fani Willis has been immersed in the world of law since childhood. Born in California, she grew up in Washington, where her father – a lawyer who was a member of the Black Panthers – often took her to court. She said that at the age of eight, she was putting her files in order, murder and drug cases. Far from putting her off, this atmosphere showed her the way: after studying law, she became a lawyer, opened her own law firm, then crossed over and joined the Fulton county prosecutor’s office.
His speciality ? Often complex cases, such as a cheating scandal in Atlanta public schools, homicides and cases involving gang members. In particular, she is suing Atlanta rapper Young Thug under the so-called “Rico” law, a text generally used against the mafia and gangs. It is on this legislation targeting organized crime that Fani Willis relied to indict Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants.
“Fani-La-Fausse”
Donald Trump, he made a prime target of “Fani-La-Fausse”, the nickname he gave him. “Enraged”, partisan, “out of control”, “very corrupt” and even “racist”, etc. The ex-president and his campaign team have multiplied the attacks against the prosecutor. She “campaigned and raised funds on (the slogan) ‘I’m going to be Trump'”, squeaked the Republican billionaire on his platform, Truth Social.
Donald Trump went so far as to suggest during a campaign rally that she had an affair with a gang member. Fani Willis said, following attacks by the former president on her, she received multiple threats and has since often moved under tight security.