Atlanta, Georgia — Questions are mounting over how much Fulton County taxpayers spent on the failed election interference prosecution against President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants, with county officials still unable or unwilling to provide a full accounting of the case’s total cost.
The racketeering case, launched in 2021 by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, accused Trump and allies of conspiring to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results. The prosecution eventually stalled after allegations emerged that Willis had a romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, who received hundreds of thousands of dollars in county payments during the investigation. Willis was later removed from the case by the Georgia Court of Appeals over what judges described as an “appearance of impropriety.”
According to county payment records reviewed by The Center Square, outside law firms tied to the prosecution received more than $1.2 million in payments between 2022 and 2025. Additional internal costs tied to investigators, security, staff time, media management, and special grand jury proceedings remain unclear.
The case ended late last year after a new prosecutor dismissed all remaining charges against Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and other defendants. Georgia taxpayers could also face nearly $17 million in additional legal reimbursement claims under a recently enacted state law allowing defendants to recover costs tied to prosecutorial misconduct dismissals.
Fulton County officials remain divided over whether taxpayers deserve a full financial accounting of the prosecution.
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