Judge Scores Fani Willis for ‘Absurd’ Arguments Against Testifying About Her Secret Romance and Pursuit of Trump

The district attorney last month hosted a Valentine’s Day-themed inauguration gala for herself called ‘For the Love of Justice’ — and sat near former special prosecutor.

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Fani WIllis speaks onstage during 'The Root 100' at the Apollo Theater, December 5, 2023, at New York City. Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for the Root

The district attorney of Georgia’s Fulton County, Fani Willis, could soon be required to testify under oath about her prosecution of President Trump — and about her secret romance with her handpicked special prosecutor, Nathan Wade.  

That is the upshot of another defeat suffered in court by the polarizing prosecutor after a Peach State judge denied her request to quash a subpoena issued by lawmakers in the state senate. Ms. Willis argues that her sprawling racketeering case against Mr. Trump and 18 others is protected from partisan probing.

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