Under fire Fani Willis mysteriously SKIPS Fulton County DA debate leaving ... trends now
Scandal-plagued Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was nowhere to be seen Sunday during the first Democrat Party debate as she tries to win re-election.
Willis has courted controversy while prosecuting the county's election interference case against former President Donald Trump as it was revealed she had a past relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade.
Her conduct was examined during a series of sensational hearings, with Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ultimately slamming her for a 'tremendous lapse in judgment' and for acting in an 'unprofessional manner.'
She escaped with just a slap on the wrist, however, after McAfee dramatically ruled she could stay on the Trump election interference case if Wade removed himself.
It doesn't appear she's all that worried about the scandal affecting her re-election chances, as she skipped out on the party's first primary debate, leaving opponent Christian Wise Smith speaking to an empty podium.
Scandal-plagued Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was nowhere to be seen Sunday at the first Democrat Party debate as she tries to win re-election
It doesn't appear she's all that worried about the scandal affecting her re-election chances, as she skipped out on the party's first primary debate, leaving opponent Christian Wise Smith speaking to an empty podium
Willis instead chose to co-host an annual 'self-care fair' for crime victims, despite early voting beginning Monday.
Smith hammered Willis' decision to hire Wade on the Trump prosecution.
'That issue is important to us in Fulton County and a lot of people across the country... but you have to do things differently,' he said during the debate.
'When you pay one attorney nearly $1million to handle one case, that leaves the rest of us vulnerable, that hurts everyone in Fulton County.'
Smith is no doubt hoping the no-show will help his chances, as a Fox 5 Atlanta poll shows Willis still dominating the race by 70 points.
Wade fronted the team of lawyers Willis assembled to prosecute the case since the previous president and 18 others were indicted in August, but their relationship led to concerns the couple could pursue financial gain through the proceedings.
Willis, 53, has said she's 'not embarrassed' by the relationship and that efforts to 'slow down' the progress of the case against Trump by his defense team have been unsuccessful.
'I don't feel like my reputation needs to be reclaimed. Let's say it for the
