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Georgia Judge Bars Disqualified DA Fani Willis From $17M Fee Dispute
Covered by 4 outlets over 1 hour. First reported by wnd.com at 21:58 UTC on March 10, 2026.
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What happened?
- Total legal fees sought by defendants amount to approximately $16.85 million.
- Donald Trump's legal team has submitted a 200-page claim for $6.26 million in expenses.
- The legal basis for recovery is Georgia's SB 224, a 2025 law.
- Judge Scott McAfee ruled Fani Willis is 'wholly disqualified' from the fee litigation.
- Fulton County government was granted permission to intervene as the funding entity.
- The original RICO case was dismissed in November 2025 in the 'interests of justice'.
Judge Scott McAfee has ruled that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is legally barred from intervening in a $16.85 million dispute over legal fees sought by Donald Trump and his co-defendants. The decision follows the collapse of the Georgia election interference case and leverages a 2025 state law allowing fee recovery after prosecutorial disqualification.
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Who reported it, and when?
| Time | Report | Run by |
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| Mar 10 21:58 | Judge bans Fani Willis from fighting Trump’s claim for millions in legal costs reimbursement |
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| Mar 10 22:00 | Fani Willis Wants to Fight Trump on Recouping Legal Fees. This Is What the Judge Said. |
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| Mar 10 22:15 | Report by internewscast.com |
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| Mar 10 23:10 | Report by Zerohedge |
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