ATLANTA — Donald Trump is set to take back the White House, and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis faces a stark reality: The largest and most historic criminal case Atlanta has ever seen will likely have to go on without its top defendant.
The 98-page indictment filed in Atlanta last year against Trump and 18 of his allies for election interference in 2020 presents a unique threat to the president-elect. He can’t wave away these state charges, nor can he later pardon himself either. Legal experts say Trump seems safe for now. His associates, however, don’t have the Oval Office as legal protection.
Defense attorneys for two indicted Trump allies say they don’t expect Willis to put the case on ice. Why?