Fani Willis, the prosecutor in the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump, has won the Democratic primary. Willis defeated her Democratic challenger Christian Wise Smith by over 30,000 votes Tuesday night.
Willis was seen mingling with the crowd in a glittery blue dress after her win at an event in Buckhead, Georgia, outside of Atlanta, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC). Willis took the podium later in the evening and told supporters that no one is above or “beneath” the law, in an apparent nod to her prosecution in the Trump trial.
Willis and Wade were accused of having an “improper” affair by lawyers for former President Trump and several co-defendants in the sweeping 2020 election interference case. They accused the pair of being romantically involved prior to Willis hiring Wade in 2021 and that Willis benefited financially through the relationship when the two would take vacations. Both have denied the accusations. Wade resigned from the DA’s office in March after Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled that Willis could not remain in charge of the case as long as Wade was still on the team. Trump and the co-defendants have appealed that ruling to the Georgia appeals court seeking to have Willis disqualified.
In a recent media appearance since the scandal, Wade told ABC News that his “workplace romance” with Willis was “American as apple pie.”
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