Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' team accused former President Donald Trump of racism after calling out his lawyer for not responding to emails during a heated exchange last week. The New York Times reported Thursday.

The tense e-mail chain between prosecutors and defense attorneys began when Trump lawyer Stephen Sadow became frustrated with Willis' team for not responding to his advance requests. “Some people will never respect African Americans,” he said. according to in an email obtained by the NYT. Sadow is letter Willis sent a letter to the Jan. 6 committee in December 2021 and received a response from Chairman Bennie Thompson, a Democrat from Mississippi, a person familiar with the matter told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Told.

“I cannot for the life of me understand why you refuse to respond to the following series of emails,” Sadow wrote on January 5, according to the NYT. (Related article: Fani Willis hints at racist bombshell about inappropriate relationship with special counsel)

Deisha Young, Administrative District Attorney in the Willis Case teamFive days later, they responded, saying, “We understand that some people find it difficult to treat us with respect, especially as African-American women,” the report said.

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan and Georgia Representative Barry Loudermilk in early December 2023 indicted President Trump for allegedly “conspiring” with the Jan. 6 committee to interfere in the state's 2020 election. An investigation has begun against Mr. Willis.

The Republican investigation stems from a letter in which Sadow asked questions in an email exchange. In his letter, Willis asked the committee on Jan. 6 for records including “records and transcripts of interviews and depositions of witnesses, electronic and printed records of communications, and travel records.” .

“The emails we received from some of you last month were rude and condescending, lacking in professionalism and courtesy,” Young added.

Young also said she did not respond to certain emails she thought were rude, The New York Times reported.

Sadow responded that Young's claims of racism in the email exchange were “disgusting, unsolicited and untrue,” and her decision not to respond to the email, the newspaper said. added that it “suggests a degree of arrogance.”

“Some people in the legal profession (and the world at large) may not respect African Americans and women as equals,” Willis interjected, according to the NYT.

“It's a burden that you don't experience. Plus, some people are so used to doing it that they don't even realize they're doing it, and some people deliberately continue to disrespect it,” Willis said. he said.

“As you can probably tell by now, I can't be bullied,” Willis added. “So I don't think anyone on this team would think that someone would be stupid enough to try that as a tactic. You know, I'm aware that some of the most powerful people in this country right now are I have experienced what it means to be called a “son of God.'' But still, here I and my team continue to seek justice. ”

Willis also suggested on Sunday that racism was behind recent allegations that he had an inappropriate relationship with Nathan Wade, special counsel involved in prosecuting Trump, which his office paid for. did. The judge in charge of Mr. Trump's case is scheduled to consider allegations about his relationship with Mr. Willis at a hearing on February 15th.

Mr. Sadow declined to comment, and Mr. Willis' office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.

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