Case Intel

• Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed international travel records for Fani Willis, the Georgia district attorney who charged Trump with election interference
• S. Attorney Theodore Hertzberg leads the inquiry seeking records from trips taken around the 2020 election period
• The Georgia Supreme Court rejected Willis's appeal last week, leaving her Trump case dormant after her disqualification

FULTON COUNTY, GA - The Justice Department issued a federal grand jury subpoena targeting Willis's international travel records, according to multiple reports. The subpoena specifically seeks documentation of trips taken near the time of the 2020 presidential election.

Theodore Hertzberg, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, is leading the federal investigation. Grand jury proceedings remain sealed by law, and prosecutors have not disclosed whether Willis faces potential criminal charges.

Jeff DiSantis, a spokesman for Willis, provided the office's only public statement Friday: "We have no comment beyond the fact we have no knowledge of any investigation."

Willis brought charges against Trump and several allies in August 2023, alleging they orchestrated a "criminal enterprise" to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results. A state appeals court disqualified Willis from the case following revelations about her romantic relationship with Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor she hired to lead the Trump prosecution.

The Georgia Supreme Court declined to hear Willis's appeal of her disqualification last week, effectively leaving the election interference case against Trump in limbo.

Trump responded to the Supreme Court ruling on social media, calling Willis and other prosecutors who brought cases against him "CRIMINALS who will hopefully pay serious consequences for their illegal actions."

Willis, a Democrat, won re-election to her position as Fulton County District Attorney in November 2024.

What's Next

The scope and timeline of the federal investigation remain unclear due to grand jury secrecy rules. No hearing dates or procedural deadlines have been publicly disclosed.

The dormant status of Willis's election interference case against Trump means no immediate court proceedings are scheduled in that matter. Any revival of the case would require the Georgia Court of Appeals to assign a new prosecutor.

Sources Section

• Federal grand jury subpoena (Northern District of Georgia) — sealed proceedings
• Georgia Supreme Court order declining Willis appeal (December 2024)
• Official statement from DA Willis spokesperson Jeff DiSantis
• Trump social media response to Georgia Supreme Court ruling