Oh, Fani Willis. If there were a trophy for overplaying your hand while prosecuting Donald Trump, she’d have it on her shelf next to her crumbling credibility.
The latest blow? A Fulton County judge just handed her a legal smackdown, ordering her to cough up all communications with Special Counsel Jack Smith and the House January 6 committee. The conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch took her to task, and now Willis has five business days to turn over the goods. Let’s break this down.
First, let’s talk about the open-records laws Willis so conveniently ignored. Judicial Watch filed their request back in August 2023, asking for transparency on any backdoor coordination between Willis, Smith, and the Pelosi-run January 6 committee. Instead of following the law—something you’d hope a district attorney would care about—Willis simply didn’t respond. Not a peep. That kind of arrogance practically begged for a lawsuit, which Judicial Watch delivered in March.
Enter Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who didn’t just rule against Willis but found her in default. Translation: she couldn’t even be bothered to show up in court to defend her actions. As Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton put it, this is unprecedented. “In 30 years, we’ve never seen a government official found in default for dodging an open-records lawsuit,” Fitton said. Congratulations, Fani, you’re making history—just not the kind you want on your résumé.
BREAKING.🚨
The Fulton County District Attorney is found in court to have violated federal law by failing to produce requested records or provide valid reasons for withholding them.
Fani Willis has been ordered to release ALL communications she had with Special Counsel Jack… pic.twitter.com/aFv821LxdN
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) December 3, 2024
The timing of all this couldn’t be worse for Willis, who’s already under fire for, well, just about everything. She’s clinging to the last active case against Trump after the other politically motivated prosecutions fell apart. Jack Smith? Folded like a cheap lawn chair after Trump’s re-election in November. Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg? His hush-money case is in limbo, indefinitely postponed. That leaves Willis as the lone prosecutor still chasing the “get-Trump” fantasy. If she thought a flimsy election interference case would hold up under the microscope, she’s learning the hard way that Georgia isn’t as blue as her ambitions.
And then there’s the personal scandal that just won’t go away. Willis has been called out for her admitted affair with Nathan Wade, the lawyer she personally brought in to help spearhead the Trump prosecution. Talk about bad optics. When you’re prosecuting a former president, maybe try not to hire your lover for the job? Just a thought.
This court ruling is more than just a bad day for Willis; it’s a crack in the foundation of her entire case. Judicial Watch is demanding to see whether she’s been playing puppet for the Biden administration or Pelosi’s January 6 committee. If there’s even a whiff of collusion in those records—and let’s face it, why else would she fight so hard to keep them hidden?—her already shaky credibility could crumble entirely.
BREAKING: A judge in Georgia just ordered Fani Willis to release all communications she had with Jack Smith and the January 6th Committee to plot the RICO case against President Trump.
The court also declared that she violated Georgia’s Open Records Law.
“The Court also hereby… pic.twitter.com/MvpsMgKz7E
— George (@BehizyTweets) December 3, 2024
What’s next? On December 20, there’s a hearing to decide whether Judicial Watch gets attorney fees for dragging Willis to court over something she should have handed over months ago. Spoiler alert: they probably will. Meanwhile, Willis has until next week to deliver the requested documents. You have to wonder, if those records were truly innocent, why did she risk all this by stonewalling?
This is what happens when ambition outweighs judgment. Fani Willis may have started this crusade hoping to take down Trump, but it looks more likely she’ll take down her own career instead. Grab the popcorn, folks—this show isn’t over yet.
