California man is charged with sending Fani Willis death threats - as his chilling slurs about Trump prosecutor are revealed

A man in California has been charged with sending death threats to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis because of her prosecution of former president Donald Trump.

Marc Shultz, 66, from Chula Vista, appeared in federal court in San Diego on Thursday and will be formally arraigned in Atlanta in June.

He is accused of making death threats against Willis in several comments on YouTube videos on October 4 and 5.

Shultz made a promise to violently murder her, used racial slurs and said she 'will be killed like a dog', according to the US Attorney's Office in the Northern District of Georgia.

Investigators believe he has targeted Willis because she is prosecuting Trump for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.

'Threats of violence against government officials, specifically, threaten the very fabric of our democracy,' Keri Farley, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta said.

'Threats of violence against government officials, specifically, threaten the very fabric of our democracy.

'We want everyone to know that if you engage in such behavior, you will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.'

While US Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan said: 'Sending death threats to a public official is a criminal offense that will not be tolerated.

'Our office will continue to diligently coordinate with our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to help protect public officials while performing their duties and who deserve to do so free from threats of harm and intimidation.'

Willis has thanked the US. Attorney in Northern Georgia for bringing the charges and hit out at Republican state senator Bill Cowsert.

'On the same day Senator Bill Cowsert had the audacity to question whether an elected African American female District Attorney deserves protection from death threats, the United States Attorney and the FBI announced another indictment of someone who threatened my life,' she said.

'I thank US Attorney Ryan Buchanan, his staff and the FBI for believing the life of an African American elected official has value and for their diligent efforts in ensuring the safety of myself, my staff, and our families.'

Trump's legal team attempted to remove her from the case over an affair she had with former special prosecutor Nathan Wade.

Judge Scott McAfee ruled Wade had to leave or Willis couldn't continue to pursue the charges.

He offered his resignation in a letter to Willis in March, saying he was doing so 'in the interest of democracy, in dedication to the American public and to move this case forward as quickly as possible.'

'I am sure that the case, and the team, will be in good hands moving forward and justice will be served,' Wade wrote.

In a social media post, Trump said the 'Fani Willis lover' had 'resigned in disgrace,' and Trump repeated his assertion that the case is an effort to hurt his campaign to reclaim the White House in November.