Fani Willis taking stand to testify in hearing that could disqualify her from Trump election case

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis took the witness stand Thursday to defend herself from efforts to remove her from the 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump, angrily pushing back against what she described as “lies” about her romantic relationship with a special prosecutor.

Willis agreed to testify in the extraordinary hearing that could result in her being disqualified from the case over her relationship with attorney Nathan Wade, which defense attorneys have described as a conflict of interest.

Willis said she was eager to take the stand to set the record straight, saying “it’s highly offensive when someone lies on you.”

Robin Yeartie, a former co-worker of Willis, testified earlier Thursday that Willis’ relationship with Wade began before he was hired as special prosecutor in November 2021. Wade testified that they didn’t start dating until 2022, and that their relationship ended