Fani Willis ordered to pay $54,000 for ‘intentional’ violations in Trump case

Fani Willis, the Fulton County District Attorney who headed the 2020 Georgia election case against President Donald Trump until she was disqualified from it, has been ordered to pay over $54,000 for violating Georgia’s open records laws in regard to the case.

According to Fox News, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Rachel Krause on Friday ordered to pay $54,264 in attorneys’ fees and litigation costs. Krause said that Willis "Intentionally" failed to provide records requested by Ashleigh Merchant, the attorney who filed the motion to disqualify Willis from prosecuting Trump. Krause’s ruling was formalized on Friday.
 

Proud that we have judges willing to hold people in power accountable when they ignore the law!!!! #faniwillis #openrecords #fultoncounty https://t.co/r1FFPMFf6J

— Ashleigh Merchant (@AshleighMerchan) March 14, 2025