Overview
- Trump’s filing on Wednesday in Fulton County asks Judge Scott McAfee to order payment of $6,261,613.08 from the district attorney’s office budget.
- The statute requires courts to award reasonable fees when charges are dismissed following prosecutorial disqualification and imposes a 45-day deadline to file claims.
- Fulton County DA Fani Willis was removed after an appeals court found an appearance of impropriety based on her romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade.
- Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council director Pete Skandalakis took over and dismissed the case in November 2025, saying continuing the prosecution would not serve the interests of justice.
- Other defendants, including John Eastman and Robert Cheeley, have requested fees, and Willis’ office has moved to challenge fee claims on separation-of-powers and retroactivity grounds.