Fani Willis Denies Talking With Jack Smith About Prosecuting Trump — and Refuses To Disclose Contact With January 6 Committee

The district attorney maintains that her correspondence with that tribunal is ‘legally exempted’ from disclosure.

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing at the Fulton County Courthouse on March 1, 2024, at Atlanta. Alex Slitz-Pool/Getty Images

District Attorney Fani Willis’s refusal on Tuesday to hand over records related to her prosecution of President-elect Trump suggests the Fulton County prosecutor is willing to clash with her critics on yet another front — even as she faces the possibility of disqualification from her case.

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