News Wrap: Fani Willis, Biden's documents and minority voters

By Tom Hall,

Published March 15, 2024 at 12:00 PM EDT

1 of 3 — Fani Willis

FILE - Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks in the Fulton County Government Center during a news conference, Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta. On Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, a judge ordered court records to be made public in the divorce involving a special prosecutor hired in the election case against Donald Trump and others, and who is accused of having an affair with Willis. The judge put off a final decision on whether Willis will have to sit for questioning in the divorce case, but delayed her deposition that had been scheduled for Tuesday.

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2 of 3 — Biden Classified Documents

Department of Justice Special Counsel Robert Hur listens during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Tuesday March 12, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a reception in the East Room of the White House for Hispanic Heritage Month in Washington, Sept. 30, 2022. Biden's past missteps when courting Hispanic voters have some activists worried that his reelection campaign won't get crucial details right before the 2024 election. Biden's supporters counter that Democrats maintain an advantage on policies that matter to Hispanic voters. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

3 of 3 — Joe Biden

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a reception for Hispanic Heritage Month in Washington, Sept. 30, 2022. Biden's past missteps when courting Hispanic voters have some activists worried that his reelection campaign won't get crucial details right before the 2024 election.

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On today's Midday Newswrap, a breakdown of headlines in national news.

Judge Scott McAfee of Fulton Superior Court in Atlanta issued a ruling about the status of Prosecutor Fani Willis in the Georgia election interference case involving Donald Trump and 14 other co-defendants. We discuss the latest with legal scholar Kim Wehle, a law professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law.

We also speak with John Whitehouse, the News Director at Media Matters for America, about Robert Hur's controversial report about President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents after his term as Vice President. The report included disparaging remarks about the President’s mental acuity.

Finally, we speak to Russell Contraras, the Senior Race and Justice Reporter for the Axios Latino Newsletter, about new polling that indicates that Joe Biden has some work to do to win over minority voters.

*Guest John Whitehouse not pictured*