Fulton County DA requests FBI help following Trump comments

Published January 31, 2022 5:35pm ET



Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis requested security assistance from the FBI Sunday for her 2020 election investigation that involves former President Donald Trump.

In a letter to the FBI, she said that Trump’s comments at a Texas rally Saturday, in which he called for protests if prosecutors do “anything wrong or illegal,” escalated security concerns for her office. Willis, a Democrat, is requesting a risk assessment, protective resources, and federal agents.

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