If a court agrees that Willis’ office violated the open records laws, the documents could be turned over to an activist group.
Records from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ office could be made public if a court agrees to rule against Willis and the county in an open records lawsuit.
On Wednesday, the conservative activist group Judicial Watch sued Willis and Fulton County, Georgia. The Georgia Open Records Act lawsuit alleges that the plaintiffs refused to hand over the district attorney’s communications with the former January 6 Committee and special counsel Jack Smith.
In the complaint, Judicial Watch said Willis denied its August request for documents because it “[did] not have the responsive records.” Following a series of congressional letters and news reports that said members of Willis’ team had traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with lawmakers, Judicial Watch argued in its lawsuit that Willis’ office had lied about not having the requested documents.
As a prayer for relief, the group is asking the court to order Willis’ office to search and turn over those records.
