The legal battle began after former President Donald Trump won Fulton County in the 2020 election, but his unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud prompted the county’s Republican commissioners to work with Trump allies to inspect Dominion’s voting machines. When it was revealed that the machines had been accessed by a third party without proper oversight, the Pennsylvania Department of State decertified the machines, removing them from future elections.
Fulton County’s continued defiance of court orders, including allowing further inspections and delays in the legal process by Carroll, led to the current sanctions. The machines have since been relocated to a secure facility in Alabama, as ordered by the state supreme court.
Judge Jubelirer noted that the county’s failure to contest the fee filings left the claims unopposed. “The county has waived any objections to the accuracy or reasonableness of the claimed fee and cost amounts,” she wrote. The judge also excluded certain fees, such as those related to an emergency motion filed by Dominion, from the recommended sanctions.
