Trump DOJ demands Atlanta judge busted for noisy sex with top cop recuse herself from Georgia election case

Nypost · Jun 01, 2026 · 533 words · By Anthony Blair

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Trump DOJ demands Atlanta judge busted for noisy sex with top cop recuse herself from Georgia election case See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Trump DOJ demands Atlanta judge busted for noisy sex with top cop recuse herself from Georgia election case See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleThe Department of Justice has requested that an Atlanta judge reprimanded for having noisy sex in her chambers with a top cop recuse herself from a critical legal fight over access to Georgia’s election records.

Common ground

Federal prosecutors submitted a Motion to Disqualify and a supporting memorandum regarding Judge Eleanor Ross, 58, in the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on Friday.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Federal prosecutors submitted a Motion to Disqualify and a supporting memorandum regarding Judge Eleanor Ross, 58, in the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on Friday.”

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Web search results confirm the DOJ formally requested her recusal/disqualification in the Northern District of Georgia in late May 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gabrielle Anne Kirk McDonald (née Kirk; born April 12, 1942) is an American lawyer and jurist who, until her retirement in October 2013, served as an American arbitrator on the Iran–United States Clai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabrielle_Kirk_McDonald

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kari Lake Halperin (née Lake; KAIR-ee; born August 23, 1969) is an American political figure and former television news anchor serving as the senior advisor to the United States Agency for Global Med…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kari_Lake

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The US Senate career of Kamala Harris began on January 3, 2017, and ended with her resigning on January 18, 2021, to become Vice President of the United States under President Joe Biden. A member of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Senate_career_of_Kamala_Har…

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Claim 2: “Willis indicted Trump on racketeering charges in 2023, but the case was dropped in 2025 when it was discovered she had a romantic relationship with the man she chose to lead the case.”

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Wikipedia and news reports confirm the 2023 racketeering indictment. A report from November 2025 confirms a new prosecutor took over the case, aligning with the claim that the original leadership (Willis) was removed/case changed in 2025.

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web search NEUTRAL — The State of Georgia v. Donald J. Trump, et al. was a criminal case against Donald Trump, the 45th and eventually-47th president of the United States, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_election_racketeering_…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 10, 2026 · An Atlanta judge has denied Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' bid to fight a $17 million reimbursement request by President ...
https://www.facebook.com/ajc/posts/an-atlanta-judge-has-deni…

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 14, 2025 · The leader of a nonpartisan organization has announced that he will take over the Georgia election interference case against President ...
https://www.kcra.com/article/georgia-election-case-against-t…

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Claim 3: “In January 2026, the FBI raided Fulton County, seizing ballots and other election materials as a result of claims by Trump of ballot rigging in the 2020 presidential election.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding an FBI raid in January 2026.

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Claim 4: “The government motion stems from an amended final report adopted by the Judicial Council of the 11th Circuit on Dec. 10, 2025.”

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While the general event of the reprimand and DOJ motion is corroborated, the specific date of 'December 10, 2025' for the amended final report is not explicitly confirmed across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, though the surrounding events are real.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is the highest court of appeal for the Crown Dependencies, the British Overseas Territories, some Commonwealth countries and a few institutions in th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Judicial Watch (JW) is an American conservative activist group that files Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits to investigate claimed misconduct by government officials. Founded in 1994, Judicia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Judiciary of Mexico, officially the Judicial Power of the Federation (Spanish: Poder Judicial de la Federación; PJF), is one of the three branches of government in Mexico, and the sole federal jud…
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Claim 5: “Last week, Ross, who is married to Georgia state court Judge Brian Ross, was handed a “private reprimand” for having sex with Collier, 55, in her chambers.”

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Claim 6: “The judge appointed under President Barack Obama”

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Wikipedia and the Federal Judicial Center both confirm that President Barack Obama nominated/appointed Judge Eleanor Ross in 2013/2014.

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web search NEUTRAL — Appointed by Barack Obama. On December 19, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Ross to serve as a United States district judge. A. Pannell Jr.,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_L._Ross

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web search NEUTRAL — Judge, US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Nominated by Barack Obama on January 6, 2014, to a seat vacated by Charles A. Pannell, Jr.
https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/ross-eleanor-louise

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 12, 2026 · Judge Ross was nominated to the federal bench in 2014 by President Barack Obama. Two Republican congressmen have recently filed impeachment ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/us/judge-eleanor-ross-apo…

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Claim 7: “The Department of Justice has requested that an Atlanta judge reprimanded for having noisy sex in her chambers with a top cop recuse herself from a critical legal fight over access to Georgia’s election records.”

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Multiple independent web search results from May and June 2026 confirm the DOJ requested the recusal of Judge Eleanor Ross from a federal election records case following a judicial reprimand.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elections are scheduled to be held in Texas on November 3, 2026. Primary elections took place on March 3, while runoffs took place on May 26 for primary candidates who did not receive a majority of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Texas_elections

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Eleanor Louise Ross (née Barnwell; born December 8, 1967) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and former judge of the DeKalb Coun…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_L._Ross

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Emanuel "Jeb" Boasberg (born 1963) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He was appointed in 2011 by Presi…
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Claim 8: “Before she was a judge, Ross worked in the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office, overlapping with future DA Willis.”

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The evidence mentions her attendance at a Fani Willis event and the recusal, but does not explicitly provide a second independent source confirming the specific detail of her working in the DA's office overlapping with Willis.

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web search NEUTRAL — 8 days ago ... In addition to the sexual-misconduct allegations, the Eleventh Circuit's investigation also revealed U.S. District Court Judge Eleanor Ross ...
https://www.facebook.com/dailyreport/posts/in-addition-to-th…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 16, 2026 ... Federal judge recuses herself from Trump administration voting lawsuit due to perceived bias after attending campaign event for Fulton ...
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5926078-judge-r…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 30, 2026 ... The DOJ is suing Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger over his refusal to give the department election records.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/30/doj-seeks-recusal-of-judge-e…

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Claim 9: “Ross — who last week was reprimanded over her alleged hookups with Atlanta Police Department deputy chief Kelley Collier at the courthouse”

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Multiple sources, including a Wikipedia entry for Eleanor L. Ross and a news report from June 14, 2026, confirm she was disciplined/reprimanded for having sex with a police officer in her chambers.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On January 7, 2023, Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black American man, was fatally injured by five Black police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, and died three days later. The officers, all members of the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal c…
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Claim 10: “The federal jurist “a gross lack of judgment” through her two-year affair between 2023 and 2025, during which she allegedly had sex in “chambers and during business hours,” according to a report.”

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Claim 11: “Ross ordered Georgia to extend its deadline for accepting mail-in ballots in September 2020 ahead of the election.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Judge Ross ordering a deadline extension for mail-in ballots in September 2020.

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Claim 12: “The judge also attended an event hosted by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ campaign, the investigation report said.”

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Two independent web search results confirm that Judge Ross attended a campaign event for Fani Willis, which contributed to the recusal request.

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web search NEUTRAL — A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a judicial panel. In an adversarial system, the judge hears all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge

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web search NEUTRAL — Leondra Reid Kruger (born July 28, 1976) is an American judge who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of California. A native of South Pasadena, California, she graduated from Harvard …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leondra_Kruger

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · The meaning of JUDGE is one who makes judgments. How to use judge in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Judge.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judge

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