Georgia prosecutor abandons state racketeering case against Trump
A Georgia prosecutor who recently took control of the state’s election interference case against President Donald Trump said Wednesday he has decided not to pursue the charges any further. Trump and 18 others were indicted in 2023 for allegedly trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia.
Pete Skandalakis, executive director of the Prosecuting Attorney’s Council of Georgia, took over the case in October. The move came after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was removed following revelations that she was romantically involved with the special prosecutor she had appointed to lead the case.
Skandalakis said he decided to abandon the case because it would be difficult to bring it to trial.
“Given the complexity of the legal issues at hand — ranging from constitutional questions and the Supremacy Clause to immunity, jurisdiction, venue, speedy-trial concerns, and access to federal records — and even assuming each of these issues were resolved in the State’s favor, bringing this case before a jury in 2029, 2030, or even 2031 would be nothing short of a remarkable feat,” Skandalakis wrote.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee dismissed the case at Skandalakis’ request.
Trump was charged with racketeering and other felony offenses after prosecutors said he tried to subvert the state’s 2020 presidential election results.
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