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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — President Donald Trump has filed a motion in Fulton County Superior Court seeking more than $6 million in attorney’s fees related to the dropped election interference case in Fulton County.
Trump is seeking $6.2 million in attorney’s fees, according to the documents obtained by Atlanta News First.
The case brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis accused Trump of attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
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Willis announced the indictment against Trump and 18 others in August 2023. She used the state’s anti-racketeering law to allege a wide-ranging conspiracy to try to illegally overturn Trump’s narrow loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
Defense attorneys sought Willis’ removal after the revelation in January 2024 that she had engaged in a romantic relationship with Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor she hired to lead the case. Attorneys said the relationship created a conflict of interest, alleging that Willis personally profited from the case when Wade used his earnings to pay for vacations the pair took.
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McAfee rebuked Willis, saying in an order in March 2024 that her actions showed a “tremendous lapse in judgment.” But he said he did not find a conflict of interest that would disqualify Willis. He ultimately ruled that Willis could remain on the case if Wade resigned, which the special prosecutor did hours later.
Defense attorneys appealed that ruling, and the Georgia Court of Appeals removed Willis from the case in December 2024, citing an “appearance of impropriety.” The high court last month declined to hear Willis’ appeal, putting the case in the lap of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council.
Senate Bill 224 was signed into law in May 2025, allowing defendants in felony cases where the prosecuting attorney is disqualifed to file a motion for “reasonable attorney’s fees.”
The Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council dropped all charges in the case in November 2025.
Atlanta News First has reached out to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her office for comment.
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