District Attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, since 2021; brought the 2020 election racketeering case
Background
Fani Willis is an American attorney serving as District Attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, since 2021. She obtained the 2023 racketeeringindictment charging Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants over efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election result. She was later disqualified from the case over a conflict of interest, which contributed to the eventual dismissal of the charges.