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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks in the Fulton County Government Center during a news conference, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta. Donald Trump and several allies have been indicted in Georgia over efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) GAMS131 GAMS131

August 15, 2023 at 4:22 am

Who is Fani Willis, the Fulton DA prosecuting Trump?

Fani Willis was sworn in as Fulton County’s top prosecutor on Jan. 1, 2021, as Trump pushed aggressively to reverse the election results in Georgia...

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FILE – Fulton County Chief Senior Assistant District Attorney Fani Willis takes notes while questioning University of Michigan professor Brian Jacob, a statistical analysis expert, as he testifies in a case against a group of Atlanta public school educators accused in a scheme to inflate students’ standardized test scores in Fulton County Superior Court, Ga., Feb. 10, 2015. Willis’ most prominent case as an assistant district attorney was a RICO prosecution against the group of educators. After a seven-month trial, a jury in April 2015 convicted 11 of them on the racketeering charge. (Kent D. Johnson/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File) GAATJ202 GAATJ202

August 14, 2023 at 4:43 am

Trump indictments in Georgia: How we got here and what’s ahead

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is expected to seek indictments as early as Tuesday against former President Donald Trump and some of his allies.

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FILE — Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta, Ga. on Aug. 30, 2022. A decision on whether to bring charges in the investigation into election interference in Georgia now rests with Willis. (Audra Melton/The New York Times) XNYT104 XNYT104

March 27, 2023 at 8:04 am

What Trump’s expected indictment in New York means for Georgia inquiry

For months, it looked like Fulton County, Georgia, would move first to bring criminal charges against Donald Trump. Now that is appearing less likely.

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March 15, 2023 at 3:03 pm

Behind the scenes of the Trump special grand jury

Five grand jurors talked about being a pivotal part of the criminal investigation that could lead to indictments of the former president and his allies.

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U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham at the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 2022. (Yuri Gripas/Abacas Press/TNS) 53075422W 53075422W

July 13, 2022 at 8:25 pm

Sen. Graham moves to quash subpoena in Georgia election probe

Sen. Lindsey Graham urged a federal judge to kill a Fulton County subpoena seeking his testimony before the special grand jury examining potential criminal interference...

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May 2, 2021 at 1:00 am

Transgender Georgians, families brace as states pass restrictive laws

Throughout much of her childhood, P. felt like something was off. But she didn't know exactly what. "I felt at odds with myself," the Decatur...

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Former President Donald Trump speaks during CPAC at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/TNS) 9881782W 9881782W

March 2, 2021 at 11:50 am

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FILE- In this Sept. 17, 2015 file photo, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara speaks during a news conference in New York. On Wednesday, March 8, 2017, two days before Attorney General Jeff Sessions gave dozens of the country’s top federal prosecutors just hours to resign and clean out their desks, Sessions gave those political appointees a pep talk during a conference call. Bharara said on Saturday, March 11, 2017, that he was fired after refusing to resign. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

March 17, 2017 at 6:37 pm

Report: Fired U.S. attorney was investigating Price stock trades

Throughout his Senate confirmation process, new HHS Secretary Tom Price was unable to kick stories about his stock trades when he was a Georgia congressman.

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