Willis Fired Whistleblower [semi-satire]

Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 4 Feb 2024 | John Semmens

[John Semmens]

Shortly after her election as Fulton County district attorney, Fani Willis met with Amanda Timpson, Director of Gang Prevention and Intervention, a position assigned to giving nonviolent juvenile offenders "alternatives to the juvenile court system." During this meeting Timpson told Willis that she had been demoted for attempting to stop Willis campaign aide Michael Cuffee from illegally spending federal grant money on swag, computers, and travel. Two months later Timpson was fired.

"When Willis was elected I had high hopes that she would improve the culture of the DA's office," Timpson said. "I wasn't just fired. I was escorted out of the building by seven armed guards. I have been humiliated and retaliated against for doing the right thing. I didn't anticipate that trying to protect my boss from scandal and advocate for the youth I was charged with working on behalf of would cost me my job."

Willis explained that "Ms. Timpson was a holdover from the prior administration. Rather than retain a person whose loyalties cannot be relied upon I preferred to have someone I can trust on my staff." The terse "holdover" rationale doesn't stand up to scrutiny. Timpson was selected after an interview by a nine-member panel. Willis later proclaimed that Timpson would "play a critical role of changing and rebranding the culture in the district attorney's office." It appears that Timpson's effort to change the corrupt culture showed that she couldn't be relied upon.

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[minnesota_bound]

FTA: a person whose loyalties cannot be relied upon....

In short she wanted someone who was as corrupt as she.