Fani Willis Reveals That Her Critics Have Tried To 'Over Sexualize' Her—and More

The Fulton DA addressed her experience with her critics on Thursday.

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had the courage to hold Donald Trump accountable for his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. On Thursday, she discussed the price she’s paid for just doing her job.

“I live the experience of a Black woman who is attacked and oversexualized,” Willis explained during an appearance at an Atlanta church. “See, I’m so tired of hearing these idiots call my name as ‘Fanny’ in a way to attempt to humiliate me because, like silly school boys, the name reminds them of a woman’s rear, of her behind.”

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Willis was alluding to Trump mocking her name at an Ohio rally, in which he disrespectfully referred to her as “Fanny, like your ass.”

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BTW, Fani is pronounced Fah-ni like Donny.

The case, in which Willis was spearheading, has been put on pause as an investigation into her relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade is currently underway.

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The District Attorney may be removed from the case, but insists she will do her job regardless. “What I’m here to tell you is to not concern yourself with insults of me. I promise you, I don’t concern myself with them,” Willis stated.

“I am too busy working 15-hour days trying to use every talent God gave me to fulfill my God-given purpose.” She also called out House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) who for months has requested records from Willis while accusing her of misconduct.

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“We have politicians that spend no time doing their elected purpose,” Willis continued. “In fact, we got a clown in Washington D.C. who’s been elected for the purpose to make his community safer and pass laws. But he’s been sitting there for 17 years and passed zero laws.”

Willis, along with the rest of the country, is waiting for Trump to be sentenced after being found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business documents. He will be sentenced on July 11—just days before he’s expected to be named the Republican nominee for President in the upcoming election.