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Part of the years-long lawfare war waged by Democrats against Donald Trump, former and now current president, was aimed not just at keeping him from running for the Oval Office again, or putting him in jail, it was to cost him financially and dearly.

What else would explain a New York judge's claim that Trump owed nearly half a billion dollars in a "fraud" case brought against him in which there were no victims, and those who testified about doing business with him wanted to do more business with him.

But now a door has opened that might allow, if state lawmakers in Georgia approve, a path for him to recover some of the defense costs incurred by the multiple Democrat prosecutors' cases that were created against him.

A report at TownHall explains there's a proposal in the Georgia legislature that would allow him to seek compensation for the legal fees he incurred because of Willis' claims.

"The state's Senate unanimously passed the legislation, Senate Bill 244, by a vote of 55 to 0 on Thursday, paving the way for defendants in Georgia to recover attorney-related expenses and other court costs in proceedings where the DA is kicked off a criminal case due to prosecutorial misconduct," the report said.

Fees also could be recovered if a judge dismisses an indictment, and the county where the charges were filed would be liable.

The report noted records show Trump has paid his top attorneys about $2.7 million, and the Georgia GOP spent at least $2 million on the legal defense of other Trump allies.

Willis has been trying to convince the Georgia state Supreme Court to return her to her flailing case against Trump, but no ruling has come yet.

Steve Sadow, a lead lawyer for Trump, said the move, if adopted by the legislature and signed into law, would be a good start. But what he said really would provide an incentive for prosecutors to play by the rules is to hold them individually liable for those expenses.

Democrats also have tried arguing that Willis didn't really commit any misbehavior in her decision to hire her paramour for more than $700,000 to create allegations against Trump, then take exotic vacations with him.

Lawmakers in Georgia, who have tried repeatedly to summon Willis to answer questions, also voted to increase their own authority to issue subpoenas.

Willis repeatedly has blamed racism for her own failures in assembling the Trump case.