The individual was detained for questioning by the FBI.

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The gate was checked by port police and the aircraft was de-boarded. The passengers were re-screened before being allowed back on the plane.

The plane took off at approximately 12:39 p.m., about an hour later than originally scheduled. The flight was on its way to San Antonio.

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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