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From Fox News: A Georgia judge ordered Fulton County District Attorney Fani Williams to hand over records related to her communications with special counsel Jack Smith and the U.S. House January 6 Committee after failing to comply with a request under the Open Records Act (ORA).
The nonprofit group Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit against Willis in March after her office claimed it did not have any documents and communications on file between Willis and Smith or Willis and the January 6th Committee.
But it turned out her office did have communications, and on Monday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ordered Willis to produce them within five business days. McBurney also determined in his ruling that Willis violated Georgia’s open records act by failing to respond to Judicial Watch’s lawsuit.
McBurney granted judgment by default after the DA did not make any ‘meritorious defense.’ Instead, Willis claimed she was not served properly.
In another crushing blow, not only did Judge McBurney order Willis to turn over all communications with Jack Smith and the January 6 Committee, but he also ordered her to pay Judicial Watch’s legal fees.
A hearing on the legal fees is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 20, 2024 at 10 a.m.
Judicial Watch requested the documents as they are investigating whether Willis coordinated with the January 6 Committee. According to some U.S. lawmakers, Willis had asked the Committee to share evidence with her office.
District Attorney Fani Willis was just ordered to hand over all communications with Special Counsel Jack Smith and the House January 6 Committee.
This is in response to a lawsuit brought on by @JudicialWatch. pic.twitter.com/maG7aVIbbm
— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) December 3, 2024
BREAKING: District Attorney Fani Willis ordered to release all communications with Special Counsel Jack Smith and the January 6th Committee. pic.twitter.com/6bIzDY5rSY
— ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) December 3, 2024
“Fani Willis is something else. We’ve been doing this work for 30 years, and this is the first time in our experience a government official has been found in default for not showing up in court to answer an open records lawsuit,” Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton said in a statement.
BREAKING: The Superior Court in Fulton County entered an order granting a motion for default judgment against DA Fani Willis in Judicial Watch’s lawsuit for communications Willis had with Special Counsel Jack Smith and the House January 6 Committee (1/3). https://t.co/FwnSr7UVWl
— Judicial Watch ⚖️ (@JudicialWatch) December 3, 2024
“Fani Willis is something else. We’ve been doing this work for 30 years, and this is the first time in our experience a government official has been found in default for not showing up in court to answer an open records lawsuit,” @TomFitton (3/3). https://t.co/FwnSr7UVWl
— Judicial Watch ⚖️ (@JudicialWatch) December 3, 2024
.@JUDICIALWATCH Victory: Georgia court finds her in default in @JudicialWatch open records case. She has been ordered to turn over any correspondence with Jack Smith and Jan 6 committee within 5 business days. Further vindication for @RealDonaldTrump. https://t.co/vS2TZTeAf9 pic.twitter.com/nttLaO8tom
— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) December 4, 2024
Fani Willis ordered to give watchdog all communications with special counsel Jack Smith https://t.co/Ld3SKEb3wL
— Fox News Politics (@foxnewspolitics) December 4, 2024
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