ATLANTA — Fani Willis was hours into her new job as Fulton County district attorney when she was first confronted with the issue that almost certainly will define her tenure.
It was Jan. 4, 2021, and every cable news channel was blaring snippets of President Donald Trump's recorded phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. In the hourlong conversation, which had occurred two days earlier and was leaked to the media, Trump prodded Raffensperger to find enough votes to overturn Joe Biden's narrow victory in Georgia.
The discussion stopped Willis in her tracks.
