Georgia dismisses Trump election case, ending his last criminal prosecution
Fulton County DA Fani Willis’ election interference case against President Donald Trump has been dismissed, ending Trump’s last remaining criminal trial.
BREAKING: 🚨 The Fulton judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Trump, others just agreed to dismiss it 🚨
This comes shortly after a state prosecutor said the alleged criminal conduct amounted to more of a federal, not state, case
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Prosecutor takes helm of Georgia case against Trump. But will he move forward?
A veteran Georgia prosecutor will decide the fate of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' election interference case against Donald Trump and his allies.
Many observers believe Skandalakis’s decision not to charge Jones means he'd be inclined to dismiss the broader electors section of Willis’s case.
Skandalakis also previously suggested Trump can't be tried until after he leaves office in 2029
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Skandalakis is familiar with a chunk of the investigative file in this case. Last year, he reviewed Willis' evidence against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who served as a Trump elector. He declined to pursue charges
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Prosecutor takes helm of Georgia case against Trump. But will he move forward?
A veteran Georgia prosecutor will decide the fate of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' election interference case against Donald Trump and his allies.
Breaking: Pete Skandalakis, the head of the nonpartisan Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia, said he's appointing himself to oversee the Fulton Trump case, taking over for DQed Fani Willis.
He said "several" other prosecutors turned down the appointment
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Skandalakis could appoint:
-another Georgia DA
-a private attorney
-a staff member from his agency
-himself
But there are lots of reasons why many, including Dems, might say no: political risks, safety concerns, high-profile defendants, complex legal issues, no additional $
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Pete Skandalakis, the head of the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia, has until the end of the day to name a replacement DA.
A panel of judges removed Willis and her office from the case because of the romantic relationship she had with the lead prosecutor
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Coming attractions: today is the deadline for a state prosecutor to reveal who is being appointed to take over for Fulton DA Fani Willis in the Georgia election interference case involving President Trump
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Trump’s Justice Department requests Fulton County’s 2020 election records
The Department of Justice letter to Georgia’s largest county suggests the Trump administration remains focused on the 2020 race.
The U.S. Department of Justice has requested Fulton County election records from 2020 as the Trump administration and its supporters continue to scrutinize the presidential election won by Democrat Joe Biden
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Georgia judge gives 14 days to name new Fulton County Trump case prosecutor
If a new prosecutor in the election interference case isn't named in two weeks, the judge could dismiss the case.
Background: On Friday, McAfee had set a two-week deadline to name a prosecutor to replace Fulton DA Fani Willis after her office was removed from case.
The head of the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council then asked for at least 90 days after receiving case file
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New: Fulton Judge Scott McAfee is now giving a Georgia state agency an extra month to name a new prosecutor in the Fulton election interference case involving President Trump.
The agency's executive director had asked for more time given the very lengthy case file
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Skandalakis is asking the judge give him at least 90 days to appoint a new DA -- AFTER his office receives the case files.
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Executive director Pete Skandalakis said his agency has yet to receive the case file from Fulton prosecutors -- and isn't expecting to receive it for another four weeks given the sheer volume of proceedings 2/
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A few days after a Fulton judge gave the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia 14 days to decide who will take on the Fulton Trump case now that Fani Willis has been disqualified, the head of the agency is now asking for an extension 1/
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BREAKING: Judge sets 14-day deadline to name new prosecutor in Fulton Trump case
If a new prosecutor in the election interference case isn't named in two weeks, the judge could dismiss the case.
Breaking: A nonpartisan state agency has only 14 days to name a new prosecutor to lead the Fulton election interference case involving President Donald Trump -- or the judge overseeing the case will dismiss it entirely
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Fani Willis loses last chance to stay at the helm Trump Georgia election interference case
Georgia's top court declines to hear Fani Willis appeal in Trump case, meaning she can no longer pursue the election interference case.
The decision casts doubt on the future of the last remaining criminal prosecution of Trump. A nonpartisan state agency will now try to find another prosecutor to determine how to proceed with the sweeping racketeering case against Trump and his allies.
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…. Or perhaps these will be opinions about whether or not the high court should be taking up the disqualification fight.
We should know later this morning 4/4
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We had been waiting on the state Supreme Court announce whether or not it would take up the appeal. But worth noting that this entry on the court website says opinions are coming, so perhaps we could see something more definitive… 3/
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