GEORGIA (LOOTPRESS) – The Fulton County, Georgia, election interference case against President Donald Trump and others has been dismissed after the prosecutor who took over the case requested it be dropped.
“In my professional judgment, the citizens of Georgia are not served by pursuing this case in full for another five to ten years,” wrote Pete Skandalakis, executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, who took over the case after the original prosecutor was disqualified.
Within minutes of Skandalakis’ filing, the judge overseeing the case granted the request. “This case is hereby dismissed in its entirety,” Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee wrote.
Trump and 18 others pleaded not guilty in August 2023 to all charges in a sweeping racketeering indictment alleging efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
The charges, brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis following Trump’s Jan. 2, 2021, phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger asking him to “find” votes, alleged that the defendants solicited state leaders nationwide, harassed and misled a Georgia election worker, and pushed claims that the election was stolen.
Defendants Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, Kenneth Chesebro, and Scott Hall took plea deals in exchange for agreeing to testify against other defendants.
Willis was later disqualified from the case due to accusations of impropriety regarding her relationship with a fellow prosecutor, leading the council of Georgia attorneys to assign an independent prosecutor.
Skandalakis took over the case himself earlier this month after being “unable” to find someone else to accept the job.
Following the dismissal, Trump attorney Steve Sadow said, “The political persecution of President Trump by disqualified DA Fani Willis is finally over. This case should never have been brought. A fair and impartial prosecutor has put an end to this lawfare.”
The dismissal marks the conclusion of the two major election interference cases Trump faced after the 2020 election.
