Attorney Ashleigh Merchant has accused Willis of “hiding documents” related to a media monitoring company, alleging the district attorney used taxpayer dollars.
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A court evidentiary hearing over an open records dispute involving Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis continued with testimony from an employee in her office on Friday.
Defense attorney Ashleigh Merchant has accused Willis of “hiding documents” related to a media monitoring company, alleging the district attorney used taxpayer dollars to pay for it. In a court filing earlier this week, she asked a judge to enforce a subpoena and compel Willis to testify at Thursday’s hearing under threat of contempt.
Merchant also represents Michael Roman in the ongoing Fulton County 2020 election interference case.
“We have a right to know where that money goes; It doesn’t have to be related to any case — I can just be curious. I’m a taxpayer,” Merchant said at Thursday’s …