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The Right’s War On Prosecutors is a Direct Attack On Voters: Svante Myrick for The Hill

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The Right’s War On Prosecutors is a Direct Attack On Voters: Svante Myrick for The Hill
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, right, talks with a member of her team during proceedings to seat a special purpose grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, on May 2, 2022, to look into the actions of former President Donald Trump and his supporters who tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)

First published in The Hill.

At every chapter in our history, new crises create new heroes. Right now, the two who are shining the brightest are District Attorney Fani Willis in Georgia and suspended State Attorney Monique Worrell in Florida.

These Black women prosecutors earned election to one of the toughest jobs in our justice system only to be targeted for removal by the far right, in what is turning into an all-out nationwide war on reform-minded prosecutors.

Read the full article in The Hill.

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