Prof. Richard Painter Mentioned in Newsweek About Georgia Prosecutor Fani Willis and the Case Against Trump

Professor Richard Painter was mentioned in Newsweek about an column he co-wrote with other legal analysts regarding Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis who has charged Donald Trump of criminal racketeering for allegedly attempting to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results. In their piece titled, “Why Fani Willis Is Not Disqualified Under Georgia Law,” the authors said Willis used “poor judgment” amid allegations she had an affair with a special prosecutor in her office who she hired to investigate Trump. They point out that the public has not heard her response to the allegations. “We have not yet heard that much of Willis’s side of the story. However, based on what is known so far, it represents poor judgment — especially in a case of this magnitude, even if a prosecutor’s private life is generally none of the public’s business.”