James Myers of OAN
2:33 PM – Wednesday, March 13, 2024
The Fulton County Superior Court judge overseeing the Georgia election fraud case involving Donald Trump remains under intense scrutiny over a one-time romance between District Attorney Fani Willis and the lead prosecutor. Six criminal charges were dropped.
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Judge Scott McAfee dismissed six charges against six defendants, including three against 45 defendants.th The president ruled that the charges were not specific enough.
Despite the latest decision, the case is still scheduled to proceed to trial against Trump and the remaining 14 co-defendants accused of trying to overturn the results of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election.
However, McAfee left open the option for prosecutors to re-indict previously dismissed charges that the defendants abetted Georgia officials to violate their oaths of office, including charges that President Trump made in January 2021. He said that included a call he made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. , “We just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more vote than we have.”
Meanwhile, Trump has maintained his innocence in the case.
Trump’s lawyer commented on the ruling, saying the judge “made the correct legal decision.”
This would result in the first of four charges currently facing Trump being dropped, including the next one, the New York “hush money” case, scheduled for trial on March 25. become.th.
In addition, McAfee is expected to make a decision by the end of the week on whether to disqualify Willis from the case.
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