Georgia Republicans Prepare to Launch Formal Probe Into Fani Willis

A state lawmaker in Georgia filed legislation Monday to create a special panel to probe Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her effort to prosecute Donald Trump amid allegations of prosecutorial and professional misconduct.

Earlier this month, the local prosecutor was accused of hiring a man with whom she’d conducted a “clandestine” affair for a cushy special prosecutor gig. The man, Nathan Wade, is helping to oversee the Georgia case against Trump and a phalanx of his cronies after Willis charged them with racketeering last year.

Sen. Greg Dolezal (R), the Georgia Senate’s chief deputy whip, said in a statement that the committee was necessary given the gravity of the claims.

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