Trump seeks to recover $6M in legal fees after dismissal of Georgia election interference case
Source: ABC News
January 7, 2026, 9:47 PM
President Donald Trump on Wednesday filed a motion in Fulton County, Georgia, seeking to recover more than $6 million in legal fees after the election interference case against him was dismissed earlier this year.
The court filing claims District Attorney Fani Willis "began a politically motivated, lengthy investigation in February 2021" and that he is now entitled to recover those fees because of Willis' disqualification from the case -- as a result of a new law that allows for exactly that.
Trump and 18 others pleaded not guilty in August 2023 to all charges in a sweeping racketeering indictment for alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state of Georgia, but Willis was subsequently disqualified from the case following accusations of impropriety regarding her relationship with a fellow prosecutor, and the case was ultimately dropped.
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In the wake of the case, the Georgia legislature passed a bill that would "provide for the award of reasonable attorney's fees and costs in a criminal case to the defendant upon such defendant making a successful motion to disqualify the prosecuting attorney for misconduct in connection with the case." The Republican state senator who introduced the bill said he did so with the Trump case specifically in mind.
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/doj-drops-assault-charges-georgia-election-case-defendant/story?id=128991657
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