In a major legal blow to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a judge has ordered her to release all communications with Special Counsel Jack Smith and the House January 6 Committee. This ruling comes as part of a lawsuit filed by the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch, alleging Willis failed to comply with Georgia’s open records law.
The controversy stems from an unprecedented prosecution led by Willis against former President Donald Trump, which critics claim is politically motivated. Judicial Watch has accused Willis of colluding with the Biden administration and House Democrats to target Trump, a claim that gained traction after Willis missed court deadlines to respond to the group’s open records request.
The lawsuit was filed earlier this year after Willis failed to respond to an open records request within the legally mandated timeframe. Judicial Watch sought records to uncover potential coordination between Willis, Jack Smith, and the House January 6 Committee regarding Trump’s indictment in Fulton County.
Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton called the lack of response by Willis “unprecedented” in the group’s three decades of watchdog activities.
“This is the first time in Judicial Watch’s 30 years that a government official failed to answer an open records lawsuit in court,” Fitton said. “This further shows Ms. Willis has something to hide about her collusion with the Biden administration and Nancy Pelosi’s Congress on her unprecedented and compromised ‘get-Trump’ prosecution.”
Willis’s failure to meet the deadlines led Judicial Watch to file a motion for default judgment, arguing that her silence indicated she was in violation of Georgia’s open records laws.
The judge ruled in favor of Judicial Watch, declaring Willis in default and requiring her to comply with the group’s request. According to the court order, Willis has five business days to conduct a thorough search of her records and produce all communications relevant to the request.
“The Court also hereby ORDERS Defendant to conduct a diligent search of her records for responsive materials within five business days of the entry of this Order,” the ruling stated. “Within that same five-day period, Defendant is ORDERED to provide Plaintiff with copies of all responsive records that are not legally exempted or excepted from disclosure.”
The judge also noted that Willis had violated Georgia law by failing to respond in a timely manner, further complicating her legal and professional standing.
The records in question could shed light on whether Willis collaborated with Jack Smith, the federal prosecutor pursuing Trump in the January 6 case, or the House January 6 Committee led by Democrats. Both entities have been accused by Trump’s supporters of pursuing partisan investigations aimed at damaging his 2024 presidential bid.
Willis, who has been under scrutiny for her aggressive pursuit of Trump and his allies, has yet to comment publicly on the court’s order. Her office has maintained that the case against Trump was handled independently, but critics argue that releasing the requested communications could reveal otherwise.
The ruling is seen as a significant victory for conservatives who argue that Willis’s prosecution of Trump was part of a coordinated effort by Democrats and the Biden administration. Judicial Watch has emphasized the need for transparency, suggesting that any evidence of collusion could undermine the legitimacy of the Fulton County case.
“This is about accountability,” Fitton said. “The public has a right to know whether this prosecution is part of a coordinated political operation.”
The implications of the judge’s order extend beyond Fulton County. If the records reveal substantial coordination, it could bolster Trump’s claims of political persecution and potentially impact other legal battles he is facing.
Willis must comply with the court’s order within five business days, barring any appeals. If she fails to release the documents, she could face further legal consequences, including sanctions or additional court actions.
This case also underscores the importance of adhering to transparency laws. Georgia’s open records law is designed to ensure government accountability, and Willis’s apparent disregard for those rules has only fueled speculation about her motives.
With tensions running high and Trump’s legal team closely monitoring the case, the release of Willis’s communications could mark a turning point in the Fulton County prosecution. Whether the records substantiate claims of collusion or vindicate Willis’s actions, the outcome is certain to have ripple effects across the political and legal landscape.
For now, all eyes remain on Fani Willis as the clock ticks down on the court’s deadline.
HUGE: Court finds Fani Willis in default on @JudicialWatch lawsuit for records on her Lawfare collusion with Biden gang and Pelosi’s operation to destroy @RealDonaldTrump! Orders her to search and produce releasable records within 5 business days!pic.twitter.com/cV585vjA9Y
— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) December 3, 2024
It “all” was a “coordinated political operation” of the highest order “from the top down and bottom up,” meaning “Willis as well as Lying Biden” are equally involved and “dirty to their cores;” which means they belong in prison or even GITMO for treason and thereby eligible for execution!
Absolute “political persecution of Trump” and for that matter this is evidence of the fact that “the Communist, Fascist Nazi Demoncrap Party” pursue and seek to “destroy anyone that is in their way” of acquiring and maintaining “absolute totalitarian power and control of America!”
This all goes “far beyond even election interference or manipulation of the political and judicial systems as well as We the People!”
According to the US Constitution this sedition, subversion and outright Treason to carrying out a “Coup” requires that all involved be tried and hung for such!
What remains to be seen is whether the Constitution will be upheld!
“What remains to be seen is whether the Constitution will be upheld!”
……….Not by the current DOJ/FBI or leftist feral courts!
Let’s see Fat Fanny Willis smug face when she gets indicted and the subpoenas start to fly. She can’t use taxpayers money to defend herself she better have deep pockets campaign stolen money. She’s going down really hard she’s not going to have any friends standing with her. Willis is the sacrificed pig. Her own big mouth is what’s going to put her ass in jail.
Correct!
Probably appeal creating further delays.. Files could also be incomplete or ‘lost’. Always wondered how things during Watergate had proceeded had Nixon destroy the tapes as soon as Butterfield revealed there existence?
Smells and looks more and more like Treason so maybe some GITMO Trials and Hangings are in order!
As long as Willis doesn’t follow the school of Crooked Hillary and “delete delete delete” records?
I guess everyone wonders why these people ..communist democrats vote in lock step with what ever the deep stink tells them to do..it is simple..Obama is the puppet master he uses the FBI. to spy on everyone..he has been caught at this before..then he uses these spy reports to get them to do as told..example was Eric Adams the New York mayor when he bucked his orders from old deep stinker suddenly he was in trouble..but he stuck to his guns and muddled on though it..until something is done about these spy reports..and the FBI is gone though and cleaned out ..destroy them and their spy reports and watch how quickly our country starts to heal
Obummer for GITMO!
The COURT should have ordered a Subpoena Duces Tacum to the SHERIFF and ordered the Sheriff to attend the search and taking of the documents and communications by the PLAINTIFF from the offices of the Prosecutor as well as a search of all personal communications devices by the Plaintiff.
Allowing the Prosecutor to continue having ANY CONTROL over any document involved when they have clearly committed a CRIME by withholding the release is insane.
TOTALLY INSANE but how they roll as in all the dough!
Payoffs and kickbacks up the wing-wang!
Then take away her license and put her in jail.
Reparations ………..Now!
One way tickets to Africa!
Losing 13% of the population will cut the US crime rate in half easily!