Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said the threats leveled against her have only made her “more resilient” since she was sworn into office more than three years ago.
Speaking with MSNBC‘s Rachel Maddow Monday night, Willis—whose office leads the 2020 Georgia election subversion case against former President Donald Trump—touched on her personal journey since taking on the high-profile case. The district attorney has faced intense scrutiny after it was revealed that she had a personal relationship with Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor she appointed to lead the case against Trump. Willis told Maddow that she has also faced “threats” and complaints throughout her time in office.
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“I can’t explain to you how much I love the work that I do,” Willis told Maddow. “I can’t explain to you how loved I feel by my community. You really should feel sorry for those who are trying to deter me from my work; it doesn’t do anything but motivate me to continue to work and to work hard.”
“I’m not someone that’s going to be broken, but certainly, it has caused me to get thicker skin, or to be more resilient, to dig deeper, to work harder,” she added. “But what it has not done is deterred me from my work.”
This is a developing story and will be updated as further information becomes available.
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