Fani Willis Gets Angry When Asked About Reimbursing Special Prosecutor in Cash: ‘It Came from My Sweat and Tears .. What Are You Talking About?’

MERCHANT Did you direct ░░░░░░░░ him WILLIS Yeah Fulton ░░░░░░░░ and the state of ░░░░░░░░ both paid me to ░░░░░░░░ deposit MERCHANT Okay So ░░░░░░░░ cash that you would ░░░░░░░░ him you wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ it out of the ░░░░░░░░ WILLIS I have money ░░░░░░░░ my house MERCHANT You ░░░░░░░░ money in the house ░░░░░░░░ it was just money ░░░░░░░░ was there WILLIS When ░░░░░░░░ meet my father he ░░░░░░░░ gonna tell you as ░░░░░░░░ woman you should always ░░░░░░░░ which I don t ░░░░░░░░ so let s don ░░░░░░░░ tell him that should ░░░░░░░░ at least six months ░░░░░░░░ cash at your house ░░░░░░░░ all time Now I ░░░░░░░░ t know why this ░░░░░░░░ black man feels like ░░░░░░░░ but he does When ░░░░░░░░ were growing up my ░░░░░░░░ had three safes in ░░░░░░░░ house So my father ░░░░░░░░ me a lockbox and ░░░░░░░░ always keep cash in ░░░░░░░░ house Now I don ░░░░░░░░ do it to the ░░░░░░░░ that my father would ░░░░░░░░ it so he would ░░░░░░░░ be ashamed with me ░░░░░░░░ I always have cash ░░░░░░░░ the house That has ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ my life If you ░░░░░░░░ a woman and you ░░░░░░░░ on a date with ░░░░░░░░ man you better have ░░░░░░░░ in your pocket so ░░░░░░░░ man acts up you ░░░░░░░░ go where you want ░░░░░░░░ go So I keep ░░░░░░░░ in my house and ░░░░░░░░ don t keep cash ░░░░░░░░ good in my purse ░░░░░░░░ I used to I ░░░░░░░░ t go on many ░░░░░░░░ but when you go ░░░░░░░░ a date you should ░░░░░░░░ cash in your pocket ░░░░░░░░ So my question was ░░░░░░░░ did that cash originally ░░░░░░░░ from If it hadn ░░░░░░░░ came out of the ░░░░░░░░ WILLIS Cash is fungible ░░░░░░░░ had cash for years ░░░░░░░░ my house So for ░░░░░░░░ to tell you the ░░░░░░░░ of when it comes ░░░░░░░░ when you go to ░░░░░░░░ and you buy something ░░░░░░░░ get 50 you throw ░░░░░░░░ in there When it ░░░░░░░░ been my whole life ░░░░░░░░ I took out a ░░░░░░░░ amount of money on ░░░░░░░░ first campaign I kept ░░░░░░░░ of the cash of ░░░░░░░░ Like to tell you ░░░░░░░░ just have cash in ░░░░░░░░ house I don t ░░░░░░░░ as much today as ░░░░░░░░ would normally have but ░░░░░░░░ m building back up ░░░░░░░░ You just put money ░░░░░░░░ It s a very ░░░░░░░░ practice I would advise ░░░░░░░░ to all women MERCHANT ░░░░░░░░ you can t identify ░░░░░░░░ you came into this ░░░░░░░░ or where the cash ░░░░░░░░ from WILLIS I didn ░░░░░░░░ say I couldn t ░░░░░░░░ it Nobody gives me ░░░░░░░░ I am sure that ░░░░░░░░ source of the money ░░░░░░░░ always the work sweat ░░░░░░░░ tears of me What ░░░░░░░░ asked me for is ░░░░░░░░ did the money go ░░░░░░░░ there What I am ░░░░░░░░ to tell you is ░░░░░░░░ I got divorced in ░░░░░░░░ from my husband MERCHANT ░░░░░░░░ WILLIS No no no ░░░░░░░░ s important You said ░░░░░░░░ did the money come ░░░░░░░░ I need to tell ░░░░░░░░ where the money came ░░░░░░░░ So for many many ░░░░░░░░ I have kept money ░░░░░░░░ my house That money ░░░░░░░░ my worst days has ░░░░░░░░ only been 500 or ░░░░░░░░ 000 At my best ░░░░░░░░ I probably had 15 ░░░░░░░░ in my house cash ░░░░░░░░ all times there s ░░░░░░░░ to be cash in ░░░░░░░░ house or wherever I ░░░░░░░░ laying my head MERCHANT ░░░░░░░░ money that you paid ░░░░░░░░ Wade the cash in ░░░░░░░░ of 2022 you do ░░░░░░░░ know where that money ░░░░░░░░ from WILLIS I do ░░░░░░░░ where it came from ░░░░░░░░ came from my sweat ░░░░░░░░ tears MERCHANT You know ░░░░░░░░ job it came from ░░░░░░░░ it come from Fulton ░░░░░░░░ or did it come ░░░░░░░░ a private job WILLIS ░░░░░░░░ came from I m ░░░░░░░░ a what are you ░░░░░░░░ about So it could ░░░░░░░░ come from a private ░░░░░░░░ because before I was ░░░░░░░░ A I was in ░░░░░░░░ practice So I earned ░░░░░░░░ during that time period ░░░░░░░░ s probably in there ░░░░░░░░ You don t know ░░░░░░░░ It could have what ░░░░░░░░ you mean I don ░░░░░░░░ know where it came ░░░░░░░░ I absolutely JUDGE I ░░░░░░░░ the situation We can ░░░░░░░░ on.”
MERCHANT: “Okay. Thanks.”