Fani Willis fired employee who raised misuse of funds concerns: Report

Fani Willis, the Fulton County District Attorney prosecuting former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election subversion case, fired an employee who warned her about misusing federal funds, according to a new leaked audio tape.

Willis is facing fresh allegations of abdicating her responsibilities after a newly surfaced audio recording revealed a whistleblower privately warned in November 2021 that her top campaign aide was attempting to misuse federal funds, according to the Washington Free Beacon.

FILE - Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference at the Fulton County Government Center, Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta, after an indictment was returned against former President Donald Trump and 18 others accusing them of scheming to subvert the will of Georgia voters to keep the Republican president in the White House after he lost to Democrat Joe Biden. A December 2020 meeting of Republican electors in Georgia was a key element in a guilty plea on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 by attorney Kenneth Chesebro. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File) — Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference on Aug. 14, 2023, at the Fulton County Government Center in Atlanta after an indictment was returned against former President Donald Trump and 18 others. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

During the conversation, then-employee Amanda Timpson told Willis that campaign aide Michael Cuffee intended to use part of a $488,000 federal grant, which was intended to counter local gang activity, to pay for unrelated matters such as computers and travel expenses.