• Economy
  • Editor’s Pick
Money Rise Today – Investing and Stock News
  • Investing
  • Stock
Editor's Pick

Fani Willis ordered to pay $54K for violating open records laws in Trump case

by March 17, 2025
written by March 17, 2025

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been ordered to pay more than $54,000 for violating the state’s open records laws in relation to the prosecution of President Donald Trump.

The county’s Superior Court Judge Rachel Krause formalized her ruling Friday and ordered Willis to pay $54,264 in attorneys’ fees and litigation costs after ‘intentionally’ failing to provide records requested by Ashleigh Merchant, the attorney who filed the motion to disqualify Willis from prosecuting Trump on charges of allegedly interfering with the 2020 presidential election.

Krause stated that Willis’ office failed to provide documents related to the employment of Nathan Wade, the former special assistant district attorney forced to resign from the Trump case due to his romantic relationship with Willis. 

Merchant believed that Willis and Wade may have financially benefited from Wade’s appointment as the special prosecutor in the case.

‘Defendants — through the Open Records custodian, Dexter Bond — were openly hostile to counsel for Plaintiff, Ms. Merchant, and testified that Ms. Merchant’s requests were handled differently than other requests,’ the court order said.

Bond, who testified that his usual practice was to call a requestor to receive additional information to fulfill requests, indicated that he refused to communicate with Merchant by telephone, the court order stated.

‘While there is no requirement under the ORA for Mr. Bond to call any requestor about a particular request, Mr. Bond’s handling of Ms. Merchant’s requests in this manner indicates a lack of good faith,’ the order said. ‘Defendants’ failures were intentional, not done in good faith, and were substantially groundless and vexatious.’

Merchant, who reacted to the ruling in a post on X Friday, said she was ‘proud that we have judges willing to hold people in power accountable when they ignore the law!!!!’

Fox News Digital reached out to Merchant and Willis’ office for additional statements but did not immediately receive a response.

The DA’s office has 30 days from the court’s order to pay the penalty. The plaintiff also received injunctive relief directing Willis to finally provide the requested documents.

This post appeared first on FOX NEWS
0 comment
0
FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail

previous post
PepsiCo buys prebiotic soda brand Poppi for nearly $2 billion
next post
Plummeting stock, boycotts and flagging sales: What’s fueling turmoil for Tesla?

related articles

Elon Musk sports black eye at farewell presser...

May 30, 2025

Biden says he could ‘beat the hell out...

May 30, 2025

Donald Trump fires National Portrait Gallery director for...

May 30, 2025

‘American hero’ or ‘failure’: Elon Musk’s DOGE departure...

May 30, 2025

Unfinished Business: The budget cuts Musk couldn’t complete...

May 30, 2025

Alleged attempt to impersonate White House chief of...

May 30, 2025

Inside the late-night drama that led to Trump’s...

May 30, 2025

I’m a physician and I’m worried that our...

May 30, 2025

Trump denounces court’s ‘political’ tariff decision, calls on...

May 30, 2025

President Trump teases ‘last day, but not really’...

May 30, 2025
Enter Your Information Below To Receive Free Trading Ideas, Latest News, And Articles.


Your information is secure and your privacy is protected. By opting in you agree to receive emails from us. Remember that you can opt-out any time, we hate spam too!

Latest News

  • Kamala Harris’ campaign criticizes Trump for serving ‘self-obsessed rich guys’ after interview with Elon Musk

    August 13, 2024
  • Legal experts warn that latest Supreme Court leaks are ‘enormously destructive’

    September 16, 2024
  • Ukraine unveils 600-mile cruise missile that can reach Moscow amid peace talks

    March 17, 2025
  • Trump administration plans to overhaul National Security Council, weeks after Waltz’s departure

    May 24, 2025
  • Heightened ‘significance and importance’ as Vance, Walz face-off in VP debate

    October 1, 2024

Popular Posts

  • 1

    Secret Service admits leaning on ‘state and local partners’ after claim it ignored Trump team’s past requests

    July 21, 2024
  • 2

    Elon and Vivek should tackle US funding for this boondoogle organization and score a multimillion dollar win

    December 4, 2024
  • 3

    Forex Profit Calculator: Maximize Your Trading Potential

    July 10, 2024
  • 4

    Five more House Democrats call on Biden to drop out, third US senator

    July 19, 2024
  • 5

    Biden calls to ‘lower the temperature’ then bashes Trump in NAACP speech

    July 17, 2024

Categories

  • Economy (829)
  • Editor's Pick (4,731)
  • Investing (624)
  • Stock (775)

Latest Posts

  • Vital Western alliance countries’ heavy dependence on China major problem: ‘dangerously exposed’

    August 3, 2024
  • Dogecoin and Shiba Inu: Doge tries to be stable at 0,12500

    July 17, 2024
  • How China’s dominance in rare earths threatens Europe’s green energy goals

    April 9, 2025

Recent Posts

  • ANDREW McCARTHY: The real reason Hunter Biden’s pardon goes all the way back to 2014

    December 3, 2024
  • Credit card delinquency rates hit a nearly 12-year high

    July 25, 2024
  • ‘Squad’ Dems line up behind Kamala Harris to replace Biden

    July 21, 2024

Editor’s Pick

  • Working ‘in tandem’: Republicans prep to make Trump executive orders permanent

    January 22, 2025
  • Weekly mortgage refinance demand soars 16% as rates sink to lowest level in over a year

    August 7, 2024
  • Zuckerberg, expressing regrets, admits bowing to Biden administration pressure to remove content

    August 28, 2024
  • About us
  • Contacts
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions

Disclaimer: moneyrisetoday.com, its managers, its employees, and assigns (collectively “The Company”) do not make any guarantee or warranty about what is advertised above. Information provided by this website is for research purposes only and should not be considered as personalized financial advice. The Company is not affiliated with, nor does it receive compensation from, any specific security. The Company is not registered or licensed by any governing body in any jurisdiction to give investing advice or provide investment recommendation. Any investments recommended here should be taken into consideration only after consulting with your investment advisor and after reviewing the prospectus or financial statements of the company.

Copyright © 2025 moneyrisetoday.com | All Rights Reserved

Money Rise Today – Investing and Stock News
  • Economy
  • Editor’s Pick
Money Rise Today – Investing and Stock News
  • Investing
  • Stock