Fani Just Can't Win - Judge Deals Willis Yet Another Defeat in Fulton County Election Interference Case

Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis just got humiliated by a judge — again.

Remember, if you will: After former President Joe Biden “won” the 2020 presidential election, the knives came out for Donald Trump, and it seemed just about everybody with a law degree tried to ruin him.

You had the crusading former Attorney General Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice launching multiple investigations, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg trying get to get his by using a “novel” legal theory to charge him with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, the TDS-riddled AG of New York, Letitia James, filing a civil suit against him for allegedly overvaluing his real estate holdings, and you had columnist E. Jean Carroll suing with her preposterous story of a department store sexual assault decades ago.

All along the way, we saw judges like NY’s Arthur Engoron and New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Manuel Merchan routinely ruling against Trump and bending the law to fit the preferred outcome (which of course was always, destroy Orange Man).

Most of the cases have been dropped or are in various stages of appeal.

And then there was Willis, who in 2023 thought she could nail the then-former president on Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) charges alleging interference in the 2020 election. She forgot a basic rule, however: You probably shouldn’t have an affair with your lead counsel while prosecuting a case; it’s a bad look. The Georgia Court of Appeals eventually tossed her off the case for “appearance of impropriety.”

Trump and the other defendants want their legal fees reimbursed by the DA’s office — nearly $17 million worth — and Fani wants her say in the matter.

You should have thought about that earlier, a judge ruled Monday:

A Fulton County judge on Monday rejected the Fulton County District Attorney's Office's attempt to withhold payment from President Trump, ruling that the office remains disqualified while allowing Fulton County itself to join the fight over nearly $17 million in legal fees sought by former defendants.
The decision from Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee sets up the next phase of litigation in the once-sweeping racketeering case, which collapsed after prosecutors dropped charges against Mr. Trump and several allies.
Fourteen former defendants — including Mr. Trump — are now seeking $16,853,810.28 in attorney's fees and costs under a newly enacted Georgia law that allows defendants to recover expenses when a prosecutor is disqualified.

Fani Willis Was Just Officially Disqualified From the Prosecution of Donald Trump

Judge Scott McAfee said that not only was Willis disqualified from the case earlier, but that she was “wholly disqualified.” Another figurative slap in the face for Fani, but another win for Trump, who during the prosecution had (correctly) called her a "rabid partisan" who was on a "witch hunt."

The lead attorney who represented Trump in the matter, Steve Sadow, said the judge made the right call:

My comment as lead defense counsel for Pres. Trump in the Fulton County case:

Judge McAfee has properly denied DA Willis’ motion to intervene in POTUS’ action for reimbursement of attorney fees because her disqualification for improper conduct bars Willis and her office from…
— Steve Sadow (@stevesadow) March 9, 2026

Judge McAfee has properly denied DA Willis’ motion to intervene in POTUS’ action for reimbursement of attorney fees because her disqualification for improper conduct bars Willis and her office from any further participation in this dismissed, lawfare case.

This serves as yet another setback for Willis, who, despite her disqualification from the case, is still the Fulton County DA. The scandal reminds us once again how corrupt the system became as Democrats used every tool at their disposal — whether legal or ethical — to topple the then-private citizen and prevent him from ever taking the Oval Office again.

Guess who got the last laugh.

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