Trump conviction could help Fani Willis with ‘aura of invincibility’ shattered

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Donald Trump’s criminal conviction by a New York jury could aid Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s election interference case against the former president.

“When we think about the conviction of President Donald Trump, it doesn’t have a direct effect on the president’s trial in Georgia,” legal expert John Acevedo said in a statement to the Washington Examiner. “However, it will have a psychological impact on both Fani Willis and her team, as well as potential jurors.”

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