Trump’s Supreme Court Triumph Is a Blow to Fani Willis, Already at Risk of Losing Case Over Secret Affair

The district attorney, already at risk of disqualification for her affair with her former boyfriend, now could see her charges dismissed en masse.

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

The Supreme Court’s ruling that former presidents are entitled to “presumptive immunity” for official acts could soon wreak havoc on Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s racketeering prosecution of President Trump — at a juncture when she can ill afford another setback.

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