Georgia prosecutor drops Trump election interference case
Election interference charges in Georgia against second-term Republican President Donald Trump have been motioned for dismissal by the Prosecuting Attorney’s Council.
Unable to find a prosecutor willing to take the case, Peter Skandalakis appointed himself to the case less than two weeks ago. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was disqualified from prosecuting the election interference case against Trump and others after it was revealed she had a romantic relationship with the lead prosecutor, Nathan Wade.
The motion said the case was dropped “to serve the interest of justice and promote judicial finality.”
“For all remaining defendants, this disposition meets the criteria for the Georgia Crime Information Center to Restrict access to the criminal history for this arrest…,” the motion said.
Skandalakis said he would have no further comments.
Richard Rose, who leads Communities United for Justice, is one of four Georgia citizens who sued to remove now Lt. Gov. Burt Jones from holding office after Jones was accused of being a part of a fake elector scheme that would have replaced former President Joe Biden’s votes with votes for Trump.
He told The Center Square in an interview that based on that decision, he is doubtful Skandalakis will do anything with the election interference case.
“He’ll come up with some reason,” Rose said. “You should have read his rationale for not having prosecuted Burt Jones. He said he was a nice guy, he didn’t mean any harm. Just silliness.”
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