Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said it was important to attend Friday’s hearing over a motion to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the election interference case.
“I wanted to go into the court and make sure I looked at everybody and let them know that she is not on trial,” Dickens said.
Willis did not take the stand during day two of testimony, but on Thursday she defended the personal relationship she admitted to having with special prosecutor Nathan Wade.
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Willis insisted the relationship was never improper.
“I think this is a very sad day in our legal system, that people’s personal lives are being put this squarely into focus,” attorney Gerald Griggs said.
Griggs was also in attendance Friday. He’s been a litigator for more than 20 years.
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He told Channel 2 investigative reporter Ashli Lincoln that regardless of the virality around the salacious details from Willis’ testimony on Friday, defense attorneys who’re representing former President Donald Trump’s codefendants have not met the legal standard to have this case disqualified.