Leaders of Georgia’s Fulton County say they had no legal power to control District Attorney Fani Willis’ spending or her hiring of former special prosecutor Nathan Wade. The leaders made the remarks Friday in testimony before a Republican-led Georgia state Senate committee probing Willis' hiring of Wade to prosecute Donald Trump and others.
ATLANTA — Leaders of Georgia ’s Fulton County testified Friday before a special state Senate committee that they had no legal power to control District Attorney Fani Willis ’ spending or her hiring of
“They can look all they want,” Willis said. “The DA’s office has done everything according to the books. We are following the law. I’m sorry that folks get mad when everybody in society can be prosecuted.”But the lawyer who initiated the effort to remove Willis, Ashleigh Merchant, has also claimed that Wade’s firing violated a state law that required approval of the hiring of a special prosecutor by the county commission.
State Sen. Bill Cowsert, the Athens Republican who chairs the committee, disputed that interpretation when questioned by reporters after the hearing.
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