By: Greg Lewis
Published on Nov 6, 2024, 12:34a.m. EST.
ATLANTA—- Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor who brought charges against former President Donald Trump in attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election, has officially won her bid for reelection.
Willis defeated Republican challenger Courtney Kramer, who reportedly interned inside the White House Counsel’s Office during the Trump presidency and is currently active in GOP organizations.
Fulton county is home to 11% of the state’s electorate and includes most of the city of Atlanta, is a Democratic stronghold.
Willis took office in January 2021 after beating her predecessor — and former boss — longtime District Attorney Paul Howard in a bitter Democratic primary fight in 2020. She had no Republican opponent in the November general election that year.
Four people have pleaded guilty after reaching deals with prosecutors. Trump and the others who remain have all pleaded not guilty to the charges against them.
That case is largely on hold while Trump and other defendants appeal a judge's ruling allowing Willis to continue prosecuting the case. They argue that a romantic relationship Willis had with a special prosecutor she had hired to lead the prosecution created a conflict of interest. The Georgia Court of Appeals plans to hear arguments on Dec. 5.
Willis has also used the state's anti-racketeering law to prosecute alleged gang activity, including a high-profile case against rapper Young Thug. That case has been bogged down by problems that caused it to drag on for nearly two years. Jury selection took almost 10 months and opening statements were a year ago this month. Young Thug and three other defendants last week pleaded guilty to charges against them, but two defendants remain on trial.
Progressive attorney Christian Wise Smith challenged Willis in the Democratic primary election in May, but she easily defeated him. Kramer ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
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