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What’s Happening? 

– Fulton County DA Fani Willis shocks in raucous courtroom testimony

– Date set for first Trump prison trial

– Nearly half of Americans suppose Biden needs to be changed as Dem nominee

Fulton County DA Fani Willis (Getty Images)

Embattled Fulton County district legal professional Fani Willis took the stand to testify towards allegations she had an “improper” affair with particular prosecutor Nathan Wade, which may derail her case towards former President Donald Trump.

Willis was notably agitated and at factors raised her voice throughout a raucous a number of hours of testimony. At one level, Willis held up a printed copy the allegations towards her in each arms and turned to the decide yelling, “it is a lie!”

Willis additionally referred to as protection legal professional Ashleigh Merchan’s pursuits “contrary to democracy.”

Judge Scott McAfee presiding over the continuing, referred to as for a five-minute recess at one level. When court docket was again in session he instructed legal professionals to cease “talking over each other” and cautioned Willis, saying: “We have to listen to the questions as asked. And if this happens again and again, I’m going to have no choice but to strike your testimony.”

Willis is anticipated again on the stand Friday for additional testimony.

Trump had his personal courtroom drama Thursday. He appeared in a Manhattan court docket for a pretrial listening to within the prison “hush-money” case towards him, the place the decide set a date for the start of the primary trial on prison prices.

The trial is about to begin March 25, a number of weeks after Super Tuesday however earlier than the top of the GOP main.

Trump stated he could be campaigning within the night after attending the trial. “I’ll be here during the day and I’ll be campaigning during the night. Biden should be doing the same thing but he’ll be sleeping,” Trump stated outdoors the courtroom.

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