2023-08-20 04:50:00
Why are we talking about her?
She held the United States in suspense this week before presenting Donald Trump’s new indictment to the cameras. Newly elected prosecutor, the Democrat had to decide very quickly after taking office in 2021 whether she was attacking the former president. It is a phone call from the latter, in which he puts pressure on a local official to “find” votes in his favor, which triggers the perilous investigation.
Bio express
Fani Willis was born in 1971 in Inglewood, California.
His father was member of the Black Panthers and lawyer.
She graduated in political science and law.
She is a prosecutor of Fulton District in Georgia, the first woman to hold this office.
Who is she ?
Fani Willis has been immersed in the world of law since childhood. Born in California, she grew up in Washington, where her father (a lawyer who was a member of the Black Panthers) often took her to court. She said that at the age of 8, she was putting her files in order, murder and drug cases. Far from repelling her, this atmosphere showed her the way: she first studied at Howard University, a historically black establishment in the capital, then at Emory Law School, in Georgia. She became a lawyer, opened her own firm, then moved to the other side and joined the Fulton County prosecutor’s office.
What should we think ?
“My career has taught me that no matter the political pressure, you have to do what is right”had launched the African-American after his election. “And it doesn’t matter if you’re at the State Capitol or in the slums. You will be held accountable if you commit a crime”had hammered the fifties. “He’s a Pit Bull”said Vince Velazquez, an Atlanta police officer who often dealt with her. “If I committed a crime, I wouldn’t want to be prosecuted by Fani Willis. » Donald Trump, he made a prime target of “Fani-La-Fausse”, the nickname he gave him. “Enraged”partisan, ” out of control “, “very corrupt” and even “racist”… The ex-president and his team have multiplied the attacks against the prosecutor. “I reject failure”said the mother of two, who claims to be in the office from 6:30 a.m. to at least 7 p.m. every day.
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