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The decision from Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee sets up the next phase of litigation in the once-sweeping racketeering case, which collapsed after prosecutors dropped charges against Mr. Trump and several allies.
Fourteen former defendants — including Mr. Trump — are now seeking $16,853,810.28 in attorney’s fees and costs under a newly enacted Georgia law that allows defendants to recover expenses when a prosecutor is disqualified.
McAfee’s order makes clear that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her office cannot participate further in the dispute because they were previously removed from the case over conflicts of interest.
The fight over attorneys’ fees stems from the collapse of the sweeping 2023 racketeering indictment brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis against Mr. Trump and more than a dozen allies.
Prosecutors had accused the group of participating in a coordinated effort to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results, alleging a wide-ranging conspiracy that included the creation of alternate electors and pressure on state officials.
But the case unraveled after the Georgia Court of Appeals disqualified Willis and her office over a conflict of interest involving her relationship with a special prosecutor hired to work on the case.
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The ruling clears the way for evidentiary hearings on the requested attorney’s fees, which could become one of the largest reimbursements ever tied to a dismissed criminal prosecution in Georgia.
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