DA Fani Willis Found GUILTY Ordered to Pay MASSIVE Fine to Trump
Fani Willis, the controversial District Attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, faced a significant setback this week when a judge denied her request to intervene in ongoing litigation regarding the reimbursement of legal fees stemming from her now-dismissed election case against Donald Trump and several co-defendants.
The ruling by Judge Scott McAfee allows efforts to recover nearly $17 million in attorney fees and costs to proceed following the collapse of the high-profile prosecution last year, Zero Hedge reported.
In August 2023, Trump and 18 others were indicted in Fulton County for allegedly conspiring to overturn then-President Joe Biden’s narrow election victory in Georgia. However, the case was dismissed in November, prompting Trump and several co-defendants to seek reimbursement for the legal expenses incurred during the prosecution.
Willis’ office attempted to intervene in the fee litigation to block these claims. However, Judge McAfee ruled that the District Attorney’s office had no legal standing to participate, as Willis had already been disqualified from the case. He noted that the state was represented by a temporary District Attorney appointed after Willis’ removal, indicating that the office’s interests were already adequately represented in the proceedings.
Nonetheless, McAfee did grant Fulton County itself permission to intervene in the case, as the county funds most of the District Attorney’s office and could ultimately be responsible for any reimbursement ordered by the court.
The dispute revolves around a 2025 Georgia law that allows defendants to recover attorney fees if a prosecutor is disqualified and the case is later dismissed. The decision to allow the reimbursement claims to move forward could have significant financial implications, potentially exposing taxpayers to substantial costs if these requests are approved.
Trump himself is seeking more than $6.2 million in attorney fees from the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office under this statute.
Willis argued that the state law allowing reimbursement of legal fees was unconstitutional and maintained that her disqualification was not the reason the case was ultimately dismissed. However, Judge Scott McAfee declined to pause the reimbursement process at this stage.
Willis was removed from the case in December 2024 after attorneys for Donald Trump and several co-defendants argued that her romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade created a conflict of interest. They also cited public statements Willis had made about the prosecution.
In September 2025, the Supreme Court of Georgia declined to review Willis’s removal from the case. Following that decision, the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia was tasked with identifying a replacement prosecutor. The case was later dismissed.
Trump attorney Steve Sadow praised McAfee’s decision in a statement posted on X, saying the judge had “properly denied DA Willis’ motion to intervene” in Trump’s effort to obtain reimbursement of attorney fees.
Trump also criticized Willis after the Georgia Supreme Court declined to hear her appeal regarding her removal from the case.
“What Fani Willis did to innocent people, patriots that love our country, what she did to them by indicting them and destroying them, she should be put in jail,” he said.
The next portion of the litigation will focus on assessing whether the requested reimbursements are reasonable according to the law. A judge will review the fee claims, including Trump’s request for over $6.2 million. That evaluation process may take several weeks or even months and could potentially result in appeals.
In 2023, Willis indicted Trump under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, alleging that he engaged in illegal activity in his efforts to contest the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The case was eventually dismissed, and in December 2024, the Georgia Court of Appeals stated that a lower court had erred in allowing Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade, who was also her romantic partner, to choose to step away from the case.
The court ruled that the “significant appearance of impropriety” meant Willis and her office should be “wholly disqualified.” Willis appealed that decision, but she lost in court.
Trump Warns Iran of ‘Total Obliteration’ if They Try To Harm Him HH
President Donald Trump warned Iran that continued assassination threats made by leaders in Tehran would be met with the country getting “blown up” and “total obliteration.”
“Well, they shouldn’t be doing it but I’ve left notification,” Trump said. “Anything ever happens, we’re going to blow the whole — the whole country’s going to get blown up.”
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Biden-era Intelligence officials briefed Trump about the alleged threats against him during his presidential campaign in 2024. Former Attorney General Merrick Garland said the plot was retaliation for the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani by the U.S. in 2020, during Trump’s first administration.
Despite being briefed by his administration, Trump on Tuesday said President Biden “should have said something” on the matter, adding that presidents should defend each other on such matters.
“But I have very firm instructions,” Trump continued. “Anything happens, they’re going to wipe them off the face of this earth.”
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Trump also spoke about the ongoing negotiations between the United States and Iran in Geneva.
“What are you expecting from these Iran talks in Geneva?” a reporter asked Trump aboard Air Force One.
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“So, I’ll be involved in those talks indirectly, and they’ll be very important. We’ll see what can happen. Typically, Iran’s a very tough negotiator; they’re good negotiators — or bad negotiators. I would say they’re bad negotiators because we could have had a deal instead of sending the B2s to knock out their nuclear potential. We had to send the B2s. I hope they’re going to be more reasonable. They want to make a deal,” Trump said.
“Have you been told that a deal is next to impossible?” the reporter followed up.
Trump replied, “No. I think they want to make a deal. I don’t think they want the consequences of not making a deal. They want to make a deal.”
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Trump previously said that he instructed officials to destroy Iran if they killed him.
The president said this after signing an executive order right after taking office that gave him all the tools he needed to talk to Iran’s government and put as much pressure on Tehran as possible.
“They haven’t done that and that would be a terrible thing for them to do,” Trump said at the time. “Not because of me — if they did that, they would be obliterated. That would be the end. I’ve left instructions, if they do it, they get obliterated, there won’t be anything left. And, they shouldn’t be able to do it.”
Trump warned last week that the United States could send additional warships toward Iran if ongoing diplomatic negotiations fail to produce a deal, signaling that military pressure could increase as talks over Tehran’s nuclear program stall.
In remarks to Axios, Trump said the administration is considering deploying a second aircraft carrier strike group to the region in addition to the USS Abraham Lincoln and 9 additional warships already positioned near Iran, though he expressed hope that a diplomatic agreement can still be reached.
“Either we will make a deal or we will have to do something very tough like last time,” the president told Axios on Tuesday, a reference to the bombing of three Iranian nuclear sites in June.
“Last time they didn’t believe I would do it. They overplayed their hand,” Trump added. “We have an armada that is heading there and another one might be going.”
The president emphasized that the United States is seeking to persuade Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions, halt the development of its ballistic missile program, and end support for militant proxy groups. Iranian officials have so far resisted expanding negotiations beyond nuclear-related issues.
He described the nuclear issue as a “matter of course” part of any negotiation, but also insisted that an agreement with Iran must also address Tehran’s ballistic missile stockpiles, per Axios.
Trump said the US “can make a great deal with Iran,” and Tehran “very much wants to make a deal.”
Trump’s comments came ahead of a planned visit to Washington, D.C. by Benjamin Netanyahu, who is expected to press for a tougher U.S. stance and broader terms for any Iran deal that would include constraints on Tehran’s missile capabilities and regional activities.
Before heading to DC, the Israeli leader previewed some of what he and Trump were going to discuss.
“I will present to the president our understanding of the principles of the negotiations (with Iran) – the essential principles that are important not only to Israel – but to everyone who wants peace and security in the Middle East,” Netanyahu told reporters, per the New York Post.
The administration has already bolstered its military presence in the Middle East, with multiple warships and aircraft deployed as a means of deterrence and leverage.
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