Fani Willis thought she could weaponize the legal system against Donald Trump without consequences.
She was dead wrong.
And Fani Willis got some bad news from Trump that left her sick.
Trump Demands Every Penny Back After Willis' Witch Hunt Collapses
President Donald Trump filed a motion demanding more than $6.2 million in legal fees from Fani Willis' Fulton County District Attorney's office.
That's just Trump's bill.
Eighteen other defendants can file their own claims.
Fulton County taxpayers could be staring down tens of millions because Willis turned her office into a weapon against Trump while funding romantic getaways with her special prosecutor boyfriend.
Georgia legislators passed a law in 2025 allowing defendants to recover legal expenses when a prosecutor gets disqualified for misconduct and the case gets tossed.
"In accordance with Georgia law, President Trump has moved the Court to award reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred in his defense of the politically motivated, and now rightfully dismissed, case brought by disqualified DA Fani Willis," Trump's lead attorney Steve Sadow said.
Willis can't even respond directly because she's too busy scrambling for legal cover.
Her office declined to comment on Trump's filing.
Willis Turned Trump Prosecution Into Personal Payday for Her Boyfriend
Willis indicted Trump in August 2023 using Georgia's anti-racketeering law, accusing him of leading a conspiracy to overturn his narrow election loss to Joe Biden in the state.
She hand-picked Nathan Wade as special prosecutor and paid him hundreds of thousands in taxpayer dollars to lead the case.
Turns out Willis wasn't just hiring a prosecutor — she was funding her boyfriend's salary so he could pay for their romantic vacations together.
Defense attorneys exposed the relationship in January 2024.
Willis and Wade testified under oath about their romance in an extraordinary February 2024 hearing.
They claimed the relationship didn't start until after Wade got hired and insisted they split vacation costs.
Nobody bought it.
Trial Judge Scott McAfee called Willis' actions a "tremendous lapse in judgment" but initially ruled she could stay if Wade resigned.
Wade quit hours later.
Defense attorneys appealed, and the Georgia Court of Appeals kicked Willis off the case in December for "appearance of impropriety."
The Georgia Supreme Court refused to hear her appeal in September.
A special prosecutor took over and dismissed every charge in November.
Willis' entire case collapsed because she couldn't keep her personal life separate from her political vendetta.
Willis Screams About Constitution After Weaponizing Her Office
Now Willis is crying about the Georgia law that allows Trump to recover his legal fees.
Last month, when another defendant filed for reimbursement, Willis' office filed a motion claiming the law violates "separation-of-powers."
She's arguing that making her pay "imposes financial liability on a constitutional officer, twice elected by the citizens of Fulton County, for the lawful exercise of her core duties."
Read that again.
Willis is hiding behind the Constitution after she spent two years weaponizing her office to destroy Trump and block his return to the White House.
She claims forcing her to pay violates due process because it "retroactively imposes a novel fee-shifting scheme" that burdens Fulton County taxpayers.
The burden on taxpayers is Willis' fault — not the law's fault.
Willis also insists her prosecution "was neither arbitrary nor political" and was based on an "exhaustive investigation spanning years."
That defense falls apart the moment you remember she got kicked off her own case for sleeping with the prosecutor she hired to target Trump.
There's nothing "lawful" about weaponizing your office while using taxpayer money to fund your boyfriend's income.
Willis made Fulton County taxpayers foot the bill for her romance and her failed attempt to destroy Trump.
Now those same taxpayers are paying over $6.2 million just for Trump's defense.
And that's before the other 18 defendants get their reimbursements.
Trump survived Willis' witch hunt, won the Presidency, and is now forcing Willis to pay for every penny she cost him fighting her politically motivated prosecution.
Willis thought she was untouchable.
She just found out she was wrong.
Sources:
- Kate Brumback, "Trump seeks $6.2 million in legal fees from Fani Willis' office over election interference case," Associated Press, January 7, 2026.
- Bill Rankin, "DA Fani Willis loses appeal in quest to lead Fulton County election interference case against Trump," Georgia Recorder, September 16, 2025.
- Amanda Seitz, "Trump seeks to be reimbursed for legal expenses in Fani Willis case, based on recent Georgia law," Just The News, January 7, 2026.
- FOX 5 Atlanta, "Trump demands $6.2M from Fulton County for legal fees after case dismissal," January 7, 2026.
