A Georgia prosecutor has decided to dismiss the 2020 election interference case against former President Donald Trump. The motion to dismiss was filed by Pete Skandalakis, who took over the case after the previous district attorney, Fani Willis, was removed due to findings of a romantic relationship with a special prosecutor, which raised concerns regarding the appearance of impropriety.
The case originally accused Trump and others of attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in favor of Joe Biden. Following Willis’s removal, Skandalakis, the executive director of the nonpartisan Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, appointed himself to the case after other state prosecutors declined to pursue it.
In his motion submitted to a Fulton County judge, Skandalakis stated that he was discontinuing the case “to serve the interests of justice and promote judicial finality.” This dismissal marks the conclusion of state charges against Trump related to the 2020 election, which had been the last remaining criminal legal case stemming from that period.
Responses to the dismissal included a statement from an attorney representing Trump, describing the outcome as a termination of “lawfare.” The dismissal raises questions about the implications for election integrity and the accountability of public officials in election-related cases.
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