Fani Willis Steps in It With Latest Remarks That May Tick Off the Judge, Defendants Considering Action

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis just seems to keep wanting to step toward trouble.

When Judge Scott McAfee rendered his decision last month on whether to disqualify her from the case, one of the things he chastised her over was public comments on the proceedings. She had made remarks at a church blasting people who criticized her appointment of former special prosecutor Nathan Wade, claiming objections to his appointment amounted to playing the race card.

The judge said these remarks were "legally improper" and spoke about "the danger of public comment by a prosecuting attorney."

"She went on to frequently refer to SADA [Special Assistant District Attorney] Wade as the ‘black man’ while her other unchallenged SADAs were labeled ‘one white woman’ and ‘one white man.’ The effect of this speech was to cast racial aspersions at an indicted Defendant’s decision to file this pretrial motion." [....]
"But it was still legally improper. Providing this type of public comment creates dangerous waters for the District Attorney to wade further into."

So you would think that Willis would want to steer clear of any comments that might tick off the judge. That would be, if she had any sense. But apparently no such luck because she was at it again, spouting off at the recent South Fulton Women of the Shield Awards.

NEW: Fani Willis doubles down, says she's been told not to talk about race, but she has to keep talking about it because there are challenges that come with being black, black people have to prove themselves two or three times. WATCH pic.twitter.com/6nXcDTL6tE
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Our sister site Townhall reported on Willis' latest remarks.

"Recently, they tell me they don't like me to talk about race. Well, I'm going to talk about it anyway," Willis said, which sounds like she's talking about the judge and thumbing her nose at him.

"Truth is: There's some challenges that come with being black. And I see so much greatness in this city that has so many great African American leaders. And I appreciate all of the sacrifice that you all have had to make to be in these positions," Willis said at the South Fulton Women of the Shield Awards. The March 29 event—hosted by the city's police department—was held to shine a spotlight on "extraordinary women who have made remarkable contributions to law enforcement and community impact."
Willis thanked the police chief for "having the intelligence" to establish such an event "where we recognize that you've had to go through a little more to serve." She prefaced the speech: "It's hard out here always having to prove yourself two and three times."

Of course, none of the questions raised about her have anything to do with her race -- they have to do with her actions and what she's said. But there she was again playing the race card, despite the judge's admonishment. She seemed to be ignoring his warning, and he very well could decide to take action against her. The co-defendants are reportedly considering moving for a gag order against her, but there are pluses and minuses to that; such an order could interfere potentially with their appeal over their effort to disqualify her. But it certainly would set her and the left off if the judge did decide to do that.

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