Georgia Attorney Says Fani Willis Misappropriated Homicide Funds for Election Cases

Ashleigh Merchant said Fani Willis obtained up to $5 million to prosecute homicides and sexual assault but used it to investigate the 2020 election instead.
Georgia Attorney Says Fani Willis Misappropriated Homicide Funds for Election Cases
Attorney Ashleigh Merchant speaks during a hearing in the case of the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta on Feb. 15, 2024. Alyssa Pointer-Pool/Getty Images
Catherine Yang
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For three days during a contentious evidentiary hearing on a motion to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting a high-profile election case, defense attorney Ashleigh Merchant had done the questioning.

On March 6, Ms. Merchant was the one answering questions asked by a Georgia Senate committee investigating the controversy surrounding the high-profile district attorney, filling in the blanks of her misconduct allegations.