Fani Willis Pushes to Cancel Hearing as More Than a Dozen Subpoenaed to Testify

District Attorney faces accusations of using public funding improperly and personally benefitting financially through hiring a lawyer.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis appears before Judge Scott McAfee for a hearing in the 2020 Georgia election interference case at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta on Nov. 21, 2023. Dennis Byron/Pool via Getty Images

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis filed a lengthy response to the allegations lodged by Trump co-defendants, arguing no evidentiary hearing should be held in response to the defendants’ “salacious” allegations in the “meritless” motions to dismiss the high-profile election case.

In the 176-page filing, Ms. Willis affirms that she and special prosecutor Nathan Wade have had a personal relationship, and rejects the claim of a conflict of interest that would disqualify Ms. Willis or Mr. Wade from the case.