Fulton County Judge Dismisses Georgia Conspiracy Case Against Trump
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On Nov. 26, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee granted the state of Georgia’s motion to dismiss all remaining charges in the criminal case against President Trump, which had centered on alleged conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
The grant came 44 minutes after District Attorney Pro Tempore Peter Skandalakis submitted an entry of nolle prosequi, in which he argued that criminal charges against President Trump and his alleged conspirators should be dismissed “to serve the interests of justice and promote judicial finality.” Skandalakis emphasized the difficulty of prosecuting the case in a timely fashion.
Skandalakis had taken over the case after the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who brought charges against the president in 2021, could not continue to prosecute the case because her romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade created an “appearance of impropriety.”
As the head of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, Skandalakis had been tasked with finding a replacement for Willis in the case. He opted to prosecute the case himself after reporting that no other prosecutors were willing to do so.
Judge McAfee’s decision marks the close of the last prosecution President Trump faced over his alleged actions during the 2020 election.
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