Peter Skandalakis, the new Georgia prosecutor in charge of the case into Donald Trump’s alleged election interference in that state’s 2020 presidential election, has decided not to pursue the case, according to CNN.
The Republican was accused in August 2023 of trying to alter the election results in Georgia, which he lost by less than 12,000 votes to Democratic candidate Joe Biden. The New York politician was hospitalized for a few minutes in the Fulton County Jail, Georgia, to have his fingerprints taken and his photograph taken. His image, at that time no longer holding the office of president, visibly angry and with a frowning look went around the world.
Trump was charged with 13 crimes, including conspiracy to impersonate an official, pressuring an official to betray his oath of office, falsification of documents and conspiracy to commit forgery in a “criminal conspiracy.”
Skandalakis took over the case last month after receiving it from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who was fired after a romantic relationship with a subordinate who attended the trial was revealed.
The truth is that after Trump’s indictment and not guilty plea, the case was stuck in court. And no great progress was expected now that the New York tycoon has returned to the White House. Additionally, there were 14 other defendants such as former New York mayor and Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows who could still be prosecuted. Your case is also closed. Also included is Jeffrey Clark, a Justice Department official involved in attempts to manipulate voting results. Lawyers John Eastman and Kenneth Chesebro, who carried out a plan to use fake voters to vote for Trump, were also cleared, as was their campaign advisor Mike Roman.
Steve Sadow, Trump’s top lawyer in Georgia, applauded the dismissal of the case. “Deposed Attorney Fani Willis’ political persecution of President Trump is finally over. This case should never have been prosecuted. A fair and impartial prosecutor has ended this legal war,” he said. AP.
