Regardless of whether Fani T. Willis is disqualified from leading the high-stakes case, the extraordinary detour it has taken may have changed it fundamentally.
The Fulton County district attorney’s appearance follows a day of heated exchanges with defense lawyers over her relationship with a special prosecutor.
Ms. Willis, the district attorney overseeing the Georgia prosecution of Donald J. Trump, searingly refuted allegations that she had a disqualifying conflict of interest.
It’s the latest sign of trouble for North Atlantic right whales, which are critically endangered. This was the second of the species to be found dead in the past few weeks.