ATLANTA (AP) \u2014 The prosecutor who’s investigating whether Donald Trump and others broke the law by trying to pressure Georgia officials to overturn Joe Biden‘<\/b>
\nATLANTA (AP) \u2014 The prosecutor who\u2019s investigating whether Donald Trump and others broke the law by trying to pressure Georgia officials to overturn Joe Biden\u2019s presidential election victory is asking the FBI for security help after the former president railed against prosecutors investigating him. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Sunday wrote a letter to the FBI office in Atlanta asking for a risk assessment of the county courthouse and government center. She also asked the FBI to provide protective resources, \u201cto include intelligence and federal agents.\u201d Willis last year opened an investigation into any potential attempts to improperly influence the 2020 general election in Georgia by Trump and his associates. A special grand jury is set to be seated May 2 to aid in that investigation. She noted in her letter that during a weekend rally, Trump lashed out at prosecutors looking into his actions, calling them \u201cvicious, horrible people.\u201d \u201cIf these radical, vicious, racist prosecutors do anything wrong or illegal, I hope we are going to have in this country the biggest protest we have ever had in Washington, D. C, in New York, in Atlanta and elsewhere,\u201d Trump said during the Saturday night rally in Texas. The rhetoric is especially alarming, Willis wrote, in light of statements Trump made at the same event regarding the possibility of pardons for people who stormed the Capitol in an effort to block the certification of Biden\u2019s win. \u201cWe must work together to keep the public safe and ensure that we do not have a tragedy in Atlanta similar to what happened at the United State\u2019s Capitol on January 6, 2021,\u201d Willis wrote. Copyright \u00a9 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.<\/p>\n