Summary
A judge ruled against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' effort to stop paying legal fees for President Donald Trump's co-defendants after a dismissed election interference case. The decision allows these co-defendants to continue seeking nearly $17 million in attorney fees under a Georgia law.
Key Facts
- A judge denied Fani Willis' attempt to block legal fees for Trump's co-defendants.
- The co-defendants are seeking about $17 million in attorney fees.
- The election interference case against them has been dismissed.
- Georgia passed a law in 2025 allowing reimbursement of legal fees if a case is dismissed due to prosecutor disqualification.
- Fani Willis was removed from the case because of conflicts of interest.
- Willis argued that the Georgia law was unconstitutional.
