Fanie Willis spent more than $1 million to keep her job

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis spent more than $1 million defending her position, which was safe for Democrats since 2000.

Georgia official who is prosecuting the former president Donald Trump for alleged election interference, received more than $2.1 million in donations, documents reviewed Newsweek showed.

Willis, elected Fulton County’s first female prosecutor in 2020, opposes Republicans and former Trump White House staffer Courtney Cramer, who, by comparison, raised more than $372,500 and spent $251,000.

The documents showed Willis spent about 62 percent of her funds, compared to Kramer’s 67 percent.

Newsweek The Willis and Cramer campaigns reached out via email Friday afternoon for comment.

Fulton County, home to about 1 million people and the state capital of Atlanta, is a predominantly blue county in the swing state, meaning Willis would typically be the preferred candidate in the race for district attorney.

But earlier this year it became the center of controversy during the high-profile prosecution of Trump and 18 of his allies over alleged efforts to overturn the results of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election.

Willis was in a relationship with Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor she hired to handle the case. A judge later said she could continue to pursue the case, but an appeal hearing was scheduled for December, which would put the main case on hold.

The lawyer opposing her is doing so in part to protest Willis’s prosecution of Trump. Cramer, an election law lawyer, has vowed to focus on crime if elected to the district attorney’s office and said she will not try to dismiss the case against the former president.

“As a lawyer, it disgusts me to see her not follow her rules of professional conduct and take her oath of office seriously,” Kramer told Real America’s “Voice of Willis” in March. “This is a disgrace to the legal community.”

Willis won the primary in May with 89 percent of the vote. Her campaign website promises to make the community even safer and make the DA’s office more transparent. While tough on crime, she also touted programs with schools and community organizations that help prevent the most vulnerable from falling into crime.

In a recent ad, Willis called her opponent “dangerously unqualified,” saying Kramer has never prosecuted or fought gangs.

Cramer also promised to make Fulton County safer by focusing on “fighting political laws” and promoting ethical and professional behavior in office.

Part of that campaign promise includes a “commitment to upholding the independence and integrity of a legal system free from undue political influence or partisan interests,” which reflects her views on prosecuting the former president.