- Fulton County Attorney Fani Willis has put together a team to help with the investigation into Donald Trump.
- This group consists of seasoned prosecutors, former police officers and a college graduate.
- Willis has hired other attorneys outside of the unit to help with the case.
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A former cop with over two decades of experience.
A fresh college graduate.
A lawyer with experience in youth matters.
These are three of several new people now working on the criminal investigation into whether former President Donald Trump violated Georgia’s electoral laws – and whether he was involved in extortion.
This investigation, opened in February by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, ranks among the most notable legal threats facing Trump. Willis hired her seven-strong anti-corruption team to investigate this case.
The anti-corruption team, formerly known as the Public Integrity Team, is charged with investigating public corruption cases and police shootings. Since Willis took office in January, she has mostly filled the team with new people, according to record Insider obtained through a public request for information from the Fulton County government.
Only one employee who served under former District Attorney Paul Howard remained.
Many of the people in that unit did not join the prosecution until June that year, according to Fulton County government filings obtained from Insider.
Willis’ investigation involves a phone call Trump made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Jan.
Willis’ investigation will also investigate a call Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, made to Raffensperger about the 2020 election.
The Fulton County district attorney said she will investigate whether Georgia law has been violated, as well as charges such as conspiracy and extortion, according to letters she wrote to state officials in February.
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Since her first announcement about the investigation, Willis has been silent on the matter. She has repeatedly declined Insider’s requests to comment on the issue and only appears to hold media interviews when it comes to tackling the recent surge in city crime.
But since she announced the investigation, Willis has still hired some big names to consult with her office to help build his lawsuit against Trump. These include John Floyd, an expert on extortion law, and Michael Carlson, an expert on rules of evidence.
While Floyd and Carlson were not hired specifically for Trump matters, they have the expertise that could be beneficial in assisting the seven people in Willis’ anti-corruption unit.
Trump’s then-spokesman Jason Miller downplayed the Fulton County investigation shortly after it was announced.
“There was nothing inappropriate or inappropriate about a planned call between President Trump, Secretary of State Raffensperger and lawyers on both sides,” Miller said, according to Reuters. “If Mr. Raffensperger did not want to receive calls about the election, he would not have been allowed to run for Foreign Minister.”
Here are the seven people on Willis’ anti-corruption team, plus two others who might advise the team looking into a matter that could potentially put the former President of the United States behind bars.
