Georgia Judge Demands District Attorney Fani Willis Show Her Work On Trump-Linked Records

Why do Hill and Wade matter? House Judiciary Republicans have publicly sought testimony and documents from multiple Fulton County employees, including Hill; a committee letter asserts staff met with the January 6 Select Committee as part of broader coordination lines — a point the court’s order subtly nods to when it asks whether Wade’s materials were searched. That political-oversight thread doesn’t decide the legal question here, but it explains why the judge wants a complete, documented search record now.

As I read it, the immediate news is two-fold. First, the court is still shielding the content because the related criminal matter remains “not particularly active” but technically pending — an exemption that often carries the day in Georgia. Second, the court is not satisfied with the who-what-where-how of Willis’ search. When a judge tells a prosecutor to “show your work,” the paper trail becomes the story.

“Judges don’t micromanage searches unless the basic diligence is in doubt. This order is a quiet but unmistakable demand for receipts,” Samuel Lopez, USA Herald