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Fulton County DA Fani Willis Fined and Ordered to Comply with Open Records Law

Judge orders DA Fani Willis to pay $54K in attorney fees for violating open records law in Trump election interference case.

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  2. Former Trump Prosecutor Fani Willis Ordered to Pay for Violating Open Records Laws

    Willis’s office brought charges against Trump and more than a dozen others in relation to the 2020 election, accusing the then-former president and others of violating state racketeering laws and trying to subvert that election.

    Former Trump Prosecutor Fani Willis Ordered to Pay for Violating Open Records Laws

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  7. Judge says Fani Willis violated open records law, orders her to pay $54K in attorneys' fees

    Even if the Georgia Supreme Court agrees to hear the case and eventually rules in Willis’ favor, it seems unlikely that she will be able to prosecute Trump while he’s the sitting president.

    Judge says Fani Willis violated open records law, orders her to pay $54K in attorneys' fees

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  8. Judge says Fani Willis violated open records law, orders her to pay $54K in attorneys' fees

    Willis' office was “openly hostile” to Merchant and testimony showed that Merchant's requests “were handled differently than other requests,” Krause wrote in her order.

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Updated: Mar 17th, 2025, 9:19 PM ET

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Fulton County DA Fani Willis has been ordered to pay over $54,000 in attorney fees for violating Georgia’s Open Records Act. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Rachel Krause found that Willis's office was hostile and intentionally non-compliant with records requests from attorney Ashleigh Merchant, who represents Michael Roman, indicted alongside Trump for alleged election interference in Georgia. The judge ruled that Willis's failures were intentional and lacked good faith, prompting an appeal from her office. Despite controversies, Willis won reelection in November, amid significant scrutiny over her management of the Trump case, now complicated by conflicts of interest.

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