Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis doesn’t appear to be messing around when it comes to former Donald Trump.
On Thursday, The Guardian reported on newly obtained emails from the District Attorney, revealing that Willis is aiming for serious jail time for Trump.
We have a long road ahead,” the Fulton county district attorney, Fani Willis, wrote in one email last month to the defense team, according to the Guardian. “Long after these folks are in jail, we will still be practicing law.”
Willis attended The Root 100 on Tuesday and, did not mince words about the upcoming trial of the century.
“I’m always thinking about the work that we have to do,” Willis told The Root on the red carpet. “But we are ready and we’re prepared to do the work ahead of us.”
Willis recently announced that she will seek an Aug. 5 trial date for Trump in the election interference case, meaning that Trump could be facing at least two felony trials in the midst of the 2024 election.
In court, Trump’s attorney, Steve Sadow, argued that the August date amounts to “election interference.” Willis was asked by CNN about the allegation from Sadow on The Root’s red carpet. “I think it’s ridiculous; we’ve been conducting that investigation since 2021,” Willis said. “The investigation has taken the normal course, and we’re at the point that the investigation naturally took us to.”
Sadow responded to CNN: “What is utterly ‘ridiculous’ is Willis, the DA in Fulton County, GA, campaigning for substantial money handouts from left-wing democrats in Washington D.C. and NYC yet proclaiming her prosecution of President Trump is not political.”
Regardless of when the trial actually occurs, preparing to take on a former President in a sprawling RICO case will undeniably be labor intensive. But Willis told The Root that her main focus going into the new year is “violent crime.”
“We need to make sure that we keep the community safe,” she said. “You need to be safe no matter what your socio-economic status is, whether you’re living in an impoverished neighborhood or one that is plentiful.”