In a significant legal development, a Georgia prosecutor has dismissed the 2020 election-interference case against former President Donald Trump. Pete Skandalakis, the executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, filed a motion to dismiss the case, which had accused Trump and others of conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the state in favor of Joe Biden. This case was the last remaining criminal legal action against Trump related to the 2020 election. Initially brought by district attorney Fani Willis, the case faced turmoil when Willis was removed by the state’s supreme court due to a personal scandal involving a romantic relationship with a special prosecutor assigned to the case, which created an ‘appearance of impropriety.’ Skandalakis, who appointed himself to the case after Willis’ disqualification and other state prosecutors declined to take it, stated in his motion to a Fulton County judge that he was discontinuing the case ‘to serve the interests of justice and promote judicial finality.’ Trump’s attorney welcomed the dismissal, calling it an end to ‘lawfare.’ This breaking news story is still developing, and further details are expected shortly.
