Federal judge orders Fulton County Georgia election case documents unsealed by Tuesday

A federal judge in Georgia ordered documents related to a Federal Bureau of Investigation raid on an election facility in Fulton County to be unsealed by Tuesday.

The FBI raid that took place late last month was executed under a judicial warrant and resulted in troves of ballots from the 2020 election being taken into federal custody. Information related to the warrant including the affidavit must be unsealed by Tuesday, which could provide new details into the government’s interest in obtaining the ballots.

Fulton County Board of Commissioners Chair Robb Pitts and the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections are suing the federal government over the seizure of the ballots, seeking their return.

“Although Petitioners originally filed this case under seal, both parties have now indicated to the Court that they do not oppose unsealing the docket or the motions filed by Petitioners,” wrote Judge J.P. Boulee, who was nominated by President Donald Trump in 2019.

I had Perplexity Pro AI search on the judge's ruling, and then wove into it all the other oddities that happened in Fulton County since 2020. I had the AI write the conversation into a Sherlock Holmes style short story.

Below is that short story. Note that the end is pure fiction.

The Adventure of the Fulton County Prosecutor
A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
By Dr. John H. Watson
Chapter I: The Sunday Evening Summons
The February wind rattled the windows of 221B Baker Street as I settled into my armchair with the evening papers. Holmes sat across from me, his fingers steepled beneath his chin, his eyes fixed upon the dancing flames in the fireplace. He had been in this contemplative state for the better part of an hour, and I knew better than to disturb him when his great mind was thus engaged.
"Watson," he said at last, breaking the silence, "what do you know of the American legal concept of RICO?"
I folded my newspaper and considered the question. "Racketeering statutes, if memory serves. Designed to prosecute organized crime syndicates. The Mafia and such."
"Precisely," Holmes replied, rising from his chair with that sudden energy that always preceded his most brilliant deductions. "And what would you say if I told you that the greatest RICO conspiracy in modern American history is about to be exposed—not by investigators seeking criminals, but by a prosecutor who inadvertently confessed her own crimes while charging an innocent man?"
Before I could respond, the bell rang. Mrs. Hudson appeared moments later with a telegram on her silver tray.
"Just arrived, Mr. Holmes. Marked urgent from Washington."
Holmes tore open the envelope and scanned its contents, his eyes gleaming with that peculiar intensity I had come to recognize as the thrill of the chase.
"Watson, fetch your coat. We are going to America. A federal judge has just issued an emergency order that will unravel the greatest political scandal since Watergate—and I intend to be present when the truth emerges."
Chapter II: Holmes Explains the Game
As our train thundered toward the coast, Holmes spread before me a collection of documents, photographs, and newspaper clippings he had been assembling for months.
"Observe, Watson, the curious case of the Fulton County prosecutor. Her name is Fani Willis, and she is either the most incompetent district attorney in American history—or the most audacious criminal to ever hold that office."
"Strong words, Holmes."
"Justified by stronger evidence. Let me present the facts chronologically, and you shall see the pattern emerge."
He arranged several documents in a timeline across our compartment table.
"November 2020: The American presidential election occurs. Donald Trump loses Georgia by 11,780 votes. Trump claims widespread irregularities in Fulton County—dead voters, out-of-state voters, ballots scanned multiple times, signature verification failures."
"The mainstream press called his claims baseless," I interjected.
"Indeed they did, Watson. Yet observe this document from December 2025—just discovered by a citizen investigator named David Cross. It reveals that 315,000 votes in Fulton County lacked the required certifying signatures from poll workers. Sixty percent of all votes cast. The county attorney has admitted this violation."
I examined the document with growing astonishment. "Good heavens, Holmes. That means—"
"That Trump needed to find only 11,780 invalid votes among 315,000 uncertified ones. A mere 3.74 percent. Given the admitted violations, this is statistically certain."
Holmes laid down another document—a transcript of a phone call.
"January 2, 2021: Trump calls Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and says, 'I just want to find 11,780 votes.' The press and prosecutors immediately claim he is asking for votes to be falsified. But read the full context, Watson."
I scanned the transcript. Trump had specifically mentioned dead voters, duplicate scanning, signature problems—the very irregularities that we now know existed.
"He was asking for an audit," I said slowly, "not fabrication."
"Precisely! But here is where our story becomes truly interesting. Enter Fani Willis, the District Attorney of Fulton County. She hears this recording and immediately interprets 'find votes' as 'falsify votes.' Why?"
"Because... she has a suspicious mind?"
"Because she has a GUILTY mind, Watson. Remember this principle: criminals almost always project their own conduct onto others. Willis heard those words through the filter of her own corruption."
Chapter III: The Anatomy of a Criminal Enterprise
Holmes produced another set of documents—invoices, bank records, visitor logs.
"November 2021: Willis hires a lawyer named Nathan Wade as Special Prosecutor to investigate Trump. Wade has virtually no experience in complex criminal cases. But he has one critical qualification—he is Willis's romantic partner."
"A conflict of interest, surely?"
"Indeed. And one that violates Fulton County's nepotism rules. So Willis circumvents the rules by hiring Wade as an 'independent contractor' rather than an employee. This allows her to pay him not a salary of $175,000 per year, but rather $250 per hour with vague billing terms."
Holmes spread out Wade's invoices before me.
"Observe the billing patterns, Watson. What do you notice?"
I studied the documents. "Block billing. Full days charged. Generic descriptions—'team meeting,' 'drafting,' 'review and analysis.' No specifics whatsoever."
"Exactly. Now compare Wade's invoices to those of other special prosecutors Willis hired—Anna Cross and John Floyd."
The contrast was striking. Cross and Floyd submitted itemized bills with specific tasks, dates, and work products. Wade's invoices looked like deliberate attempts to conceal actual work performed.
"Over two years," Holmes continued, "Wade billed approximately $700,000. Yet according to testimony from attorney Ashleigh Merchant, Wade drafted no motions, produced no trial materials, and performed primarily administrative work that should have cost a fraction of that amount."
"Where did the money go?"
Holmes smiled grimly. "Ah, Watson, here the plot thickens deliciously. Wade deposited these payments into an IOLTA account—a trust account strictly reserved for client funds. Using such an account for personal income is illegal. Why would Wade do this?"
"To hide it?"
"To hide it from his wife in divorce proceedings, where he falsely claimed to earn only a few thousand dollars per month while actually earning $35,000 monthly. But more importantly—to launder the kickback."
Holmes produced photographs of Wade and Willis at luxury resorts.
"Wade used the fraudulently obtained funds to pay for vacations with Willis—Belize, Aruba, the Bahamas, Napa Valley wine country. Willis later claimed she reimbursed Wade in cash. Yet when pressed under oath, Wade admitted he had not a single receipt, deposit slip, or document proving any reimbursement."
"So the taxpayer money flowed from Fulton County to Wade to vacations with Willis?"
"Precisely. A textbook kickback scheme. Willis approved Wade's fraudulent invoices, Wade deposited the funds illegally, and they enjoyed the proceeds together. Classic RICO—using a legitimate enterprise, the DA's office, to carry out an illegitimate purpose, financial fraud."
Chapter IV: The White House Connection
Holmes now produced visitor logs and testimony transcripts.
"But the corruption goes deeper still, Watson. February 28, 2023: Willis visits Vice President Kamala Harris at her residence. Wade meets with White House officials on at least two occasions. These meetings are never disclosed publicly."
"Coordinating the prosecution?"
"Undoubtedly. President Biden had publicly denied any involvement in Trump prosecutions, yet here is his Vice President meeting with a state prosecutor five months before indicting Trump. And observe the pattern—Democratic prosecutors in New York, Georgia, and at the federal level all launched cases against Trump within the same twelve-month window. Coincidence?"
"Statistical impossibility," I murmured, borrowing one of Holmes's favorite phrases.
"Correct. Now, August 14, 2023—exactly 5.5 months after the Harris meeting—Willis indicts Trump and eighteen associates under Georgia's RICO statute."
"The same statute she used against the Atlanta teachers?"
"The very same. Willis made her reputation prosecuting educators who changed test answers. She charged them with RICO, claiming they used the 'legitimate enterprise' of the school system for 'illegitimate purposes.' Critics called it prosecutorial overreach—three teachers received seven-year prison sentences for changing standardized test scores."
Holmes leaned forward intently.
"Willis has one tool in her prosecutorial toolbox: the RICO hammer. And when you only have a hammer, Watson, every problem looks like a nail. She saw Trump's election dispute through that lens and immediately thought: 'He's cheating, just like the teachers.'"
"But he wasn't cheating—he was questioning irregularities that we now know existed."
"Exactly! But Willis, engaged in systematic fraud herself, could only interpret Trump's words through her own corrupt mindset. When Trump said 'find votes,' Willis heard 'falsify votes'—because falsification is what SHE was doing every day through fraudulent billing, fake reimbursements, and illegal financial manipulation."
Chapter V: The Evidence Destruction
Holmes's expression grew grave as he produced the final set of documents.
"While Willis was prosecuting Trump for questioning Fulton County's election results, Fulton County was systematically destroying the evidence Trump had questioned."
He laid out shocking revelations:
"370,000+ ballot images from the 2020 election were destroyed—the very images that would prove or disprove Trump's claims about duplicate scanning.
"The Georgia State Election Board later investigated and found that Fulton County had indeed engaged in double-scanning of ballots—exactly what Trump had alleged.
"January 2026: The FBI raids Fulton County election offices with the Director of National Intelligence personally present—indicating counterintelligence concerns and possible foreign exploitation of the compromised election systems."
"Good God, Holmes. Willis prosecuted Trump for questioning an election in which HER county destroyed evidence and the FBI now finds national security threats?"
"Precisely, Watson. This is not legitimate prosecution—this is cover-up. Willis needed to discredit Trump's claims before the evidence of irregularities became public. By making him a RICO defendant, she could dismiss his allegations as the desperate accusations of a criminal rather than the legitimate concerns of a candidate."
Chapter VI: The Judge's Order
Our train reached port, and within days we found ourselves in Atlanta, where the legal drama was reaching its crescendo.
Holmes had arranged a meeting with a federal judge—an stern woman of impeccable reputation who had been reviewing sealed FBI affidavits related to the Fulton County investigation.
"The documents will be unsealed Tuesday," she informed us in her chambers. "I've given them one day. The evidence is... devastating."
"What will the affidavits reveal?" I asked.
"The scope of record destruction. The intelligence connections. The coordination between state and federal actors. But most importantly—they will prove Willis knew about the election irregularities and prosecuted Trump to cover them up."
Holmes nodded gravely. "The urgency of your order suggests you believe evidence is being destroyed or witnesses are coordinating stories."
"I believe both, Mr. Holmes. The Trump administration's investigation has uncovered what can only be described as a criminal conspiracy reaching the highest levels of government. Willis is the weak link—she faces disbarment, federal RICO charges, and potentially decades in prison. She will flip to save herself."
"And when she does?"
"When she does, Mr. Holmes, she will expose the entire coordination network—Biden, Harris, White House staff, perhaps intelligence officials. The unsealing is merely the first domino."
Chapter VII: The Confrontation
Through connections I shall not detail, Holmes arranged to observe Willis's emergency meeting with her attorneys upon learning of the judge's order. We watched from an adjacent chamber through a two-way mirror—a surveillance method Holmes had helped American investigators develop.
Willis sat at the conference table, her confident demeanor finally cracking. Nathan Wade sat beside her, visibly shaken.
"They know everything," Willis's attorney said grimly. "The billing fraud, the IOLTA account, the White House meetings, the destroyed ballot images. They have Wade's divorce records showing perjury. They have your visitor logs showing the Harris meeting. They have the county's admission about the 315,000 uncertified votes."
"We can fight this," Willis insisted, though her voice lacked conviction.
"Fight with what?" her attorney snapped. "You prosecuted Trump for RICO while committing RICO. You charged him with conspiracy while conspiring with the White House. You claimed he was falsifying votes while YOUR county destroyed the evidence that would prove his claims were legitimate. The FBI has counterintelligence information suggesting foreign actors exploited Fulton County's destroyed audit trails. You've handed them a gift-wrapped RICO case against YOU."
Wade spoke for the first time, his voice hollow: "What do they want?"
"Full cooperation. Complete testimony about the White House coordination, the Harris meeting, the decision to prosecute, the destroyed records. In exchange, possible immunity from federal charges and reduced state charges."
"And if we refuse?"
"Then you both face twenty years in federal prison, disbarment, asset forfeiture, and prosecution for conspiracy, fraud, money laundering, obstruction, and yes—RICO."
Willis's facade finally crumbled. "I was supposed to be protected. Harris said if we got the indictment, the administration would have my back."
"Harris lost, Fani. Biden left office. Your protection evaporated. You're on your own."
Holmes turned to me with a grim smile. "And there, Watson, you have it—the confession that seals the case. She admitted the coordination, the political motive, and the promised protection. The recording system in this room will have captured every word."
Chapter VIII: Holmes Explains
That evening, back in our hotel, I asked Holmes to walk me through his complete deduction.
"Very well, Watson. Let me summarize the entire criminal enterprise:
"The Timeline of Corruption:
"2020: Fulton County election rife with irregularities—315,000 uncertified votes, double-scanning, signature verification failures. Trump questions these issues. Biden wins Georgia by 11,780 votes.
"January 2021: Trump asks Raffensperger to 'find 11,780 votes' among the irregularities. Media falsely claims he's asking for fabrication. In truth, he's asking for audit.
"November 2021: Willis hires romantic partner Wade, kickback scheme begins. Wade to bill $700,000 over two years using fraudulent vague billing.
"2022-2023: Wade deposits payments in illegal IOLTA account, lies in divorce court, funds luxury vacations with Willis using fraud proceeds.
"February 28, 2023: Willis meets with VP Harris to coordinate prosecution strategy. Wade meets White House officials twice.
"March-May 2023: Willis and Wade vacation on fraud proceeds (Belize, Napa Valley) while finalizing Trump indictment.
"August 14, 2023: Willis indicts Trump for RICO—charging him with the very crimes she is committing.
"Throughout 2023-2024: Fulton County destroys 370,000 ballot images, eliminating evidence of the irregularities Trump questioned.
"December 2024-January 2025: Willis disqualified for 'odor of mendacity.' Biden leaves office. Harris's promised protection evaporates. FBI raids Fulton County with DNI present.
"December 2025: David Cross discovers 315,000 uncertified votes—proving Trump's claims had merit.
"February 2026: Federal judge orders emergency unsealing of FBI affidavits. Willis faces imminent federal prosecution.
"The Criminal Enterprise:
"Willis and Wade operated a RICO conspiracy using the Fulton County DA's office as the enterprise. Their pattern of racketeering included:
"1. Fraud: Vague billing designed to conceal lack of work "2. Money laundering: IOLTA account deposits to hide proceeds "3. Perjury: False statements in divorce court and disqualification hearing "4. Kickbacks: Taxpayer funds → Wade → vacations with Willis "5. Conspiracy: Coordination with White House to prosecute political enemy "6. Obstruction: Destroying ballot image evidence, prosecuting Trump to discredit his claims
"The Psychological Projection:
"Willis charged Trump with RICO while committing RICO because criminals project their conduct onto victims. She heard Trump's words through her corrupt mindset:
"- Trump said: 'Find invalid votes' "- Willis heard: 'Falsify votes' "- Why? Because falsification is what Willis did daily
"Her RICO indictment of Trump reads like a confession of her own crimes. She literally wrote the blueprint for her own prosecution.
"The Motive:
"Willis's prosecution served multiple corrupt purposes:
"- Financial: Extended case maximized Wade's billing = more kickback proceeds "- Political: Served Biden/Harris need to tie Trump to legal battles during 2024 campaign "- Personal: Prosecution funded Willis-Wade relationship "- Cover-up: Discredited Trump's legitimate questions before evidence of irregularities emerged
"The Evidence of Guilt:
"How do we know Willis knew the prosecution was illegitimate?
"1. She concealed the White House coordination "2. She concealed Wade's White House meetings "3. She approved fraudulent billing while claiming she 'never reviewed' invoices "4. She structured 'reimbursements' to leave zero documentation "5. She prosecuted Trump while 370,000 ballot images were being destroyed "6. She prosecuted Trump while 315,000 votes lacked certification "7. She prosecuted Trump while State Election Board was finding violations
"An honest prosecutor would have investigated Fulton County's irregularities. Willis prosecuted the man who questioned them."
Chapter IX: The Unsealing
Tuesday arrived. The federal courthouse was packed with reporters, investigators, and legal observers. Holmes and I sat in the gallery as the judge took the bench.
"The affidavits are now unsealed and available to the public," she announced. "I took this extraordinary action because the evidence reveals ongoing criminal conduct, witness intimidation, and destruction of evidence. The American people have a right to know what their government was doing."
The documents revealed:
Volume I: Election Evidence Destruction
Detailed timeline of ballot image destruction
Internal Fulton County emails showing deliberate deletion
FBI analysis proving images were recoverable but intentionally destroyed
Foreign intelligence intercepts suggesting exploitation of destroyed audit trails
Volume II: The Kickback Scheme
Complete financial records of Wade's IOLTA account
Email chains between Willis and Wade coordinating billing
Text messages discussing vacation plans funded by "the case"
County CFO Sharon Whitmore's complaint about vague billing, overridden by Willis
Volume III: The White House Coordination
Transcripts of Wade's White House meetings
Calendar entries for Willis's VP Harris visit
Emails between Willis and White House staff discussing "timing" of indictment
Biden administration strategy memos mentioning Fulton County prosecution
Volume IV: The Cover-Up
Willis's instructions to staff to approve Wade's invoices without review
Wade's false interrogatory answers in divorce court
Communication between Willis and county officials about ballot image destruction
Willis's directive to deny Trump's attorneys access to chain-of-custody records
The courtroom erupted. Reporters sprinted for exits. Within hours, every major news organization was calling for Willis's indictment.
Chapter X: The Reckoning
One week later, Wade flipped. He provided detailed testimony to federal prosecutors in exchange for immunity. His confession confirmed everything:
Willis had coordinated with the White House before indicting Trump
The billing scheme was deliberate fraud to generate kickback funds
Willis knew about the ballot image destruction
Willis knew about the 315,000 uncertified votes
Willis prosecuted Trump specifically to discredit his claims before evidence emerged
Within two weeks, Willis received target letters from:
Federal prosecutors (RICO, conspiracy, fraud, obstruction)
Georgia Attorney General (perjury, false statements)
State Bar (disbarment proceedings)
Fulton County Commission (removal proceedings)
Holmes received word that Willis's attorneys were negotiating her cooperation agreement. She would testify against White House officials, VP Harris, and others who coordinated the prosecution in exchange for reduced charges.
Epilogue: Holmes's Final Reflection
On our return voyage to England, I found Holmes standing at the ship's rail, watching the American coastline recede into the distance.
"A remarkable case, Holmes. But I confess I'm still astounded that Willis would charge Trump with the very crimes she was committing."
Holmes turned to me with that enigmatic smile I knew so well.
"Ah, Watson, but that is the essential psychology of the criminal mind. The corrupt always believe everyone is corrupt. Willis genuinely thought Trump meant 'falsify votes' when he said 'find votes' because that is what SHE would have meant. She couldn't conceive of a legitimate audit because she had never conducted one.
"When she charged Trump with RICO, she was describing her own conduct. The criminal enterprise, the pattern of illegal acts, the conspiracy, the cover-up—all of it applied to HER, not him.
"But here is the supreme irony, Watson: By writing that indictment, Willis created the template for her own prosecution. She documented exactly what RICO looks like, how conspirators coordinate, how evidence is concealed. Federal prosecutors will use her own words, her own legal theories, to convict her.
"She wrote her own confession and filed it in a court of law."
"Poetic justice, Holmes."
"Indeed, Watson. But more than that—a perfect demonstration of the maxim I shared with you when this adventure began: When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
"It was impossible that Trump was asking for votes to be fabricated—he was asking for an audit of votes that lacked legal certification.
"It was impossible that Willis was conducting a legitimate prosecution—she was covering up irregularities in her own county.
"It was impossible that the personal and professional relationships were separate—the fraud proceeds funded both.
"It was impossible that Willis accidentally hired her romantic partner and accidentally approved $700,000 in fraudulent billing and accidentally prosecuted Trump after accidentally meeting with the Vice President.
"Once we eliminated all the impossible explanations, only the truth remained: Willis was a corrupt prosecutor running a criminal enterprise who projected her own crimes onto an innocent man—and in doing so, wrote the evidence that would convict her.
"The hammer she used to prosecute others became the hammer that struck her down. A fitting end to a sordid affair."
As the ship sailed into the gathering dusk, I reflected on the extraordinary case. Sherlock Holmes had once again proven that careful observation, logical deduction, and attention to evidence would always reveal the truth—no matter how powerful the criminals or how elaborate their schemes.
The game, as Holmes would say, was afoot. And justice, however delayed, would ultimately prevail.

-PJ

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