Some Charges Against Trump Dismissed In GA Election Interference Case, Report Says

ATLANTA, GA — A Fulton County judge has dismissed three charges against President Donald Trump in an election subversion case that received a new prosecutor Friday, according to an order.

The order was shared around 4 p.m. by WAGA-TV executive producer Josh Voight.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee quashed the charges relating to filing false federal documentation, Voight reported.

More than a year ago, McAfee dismissed two similar charges against Trump.

His latest ruling comes on the day the head of the Georgia Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council appointed himself to oversee the election interference case against Trump and several others.

The organization’s executive director, Pete Skandalakis, said Friday that he would take on the Georgia election interference case against Trump and others, after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was removed from the case and no one else wanted the job.

The nonpartisan Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia was tasked with replacing Willis after she was disqualified over an “appearance of impropriety” created by a romantic relationship with the special prosecutor she’d chosen to lead the case.

“Several prosecutors were contacted and, while all were respectful and professional, each declined the appointment,” Skandalakis said in an emailed statement.

Trump has been accused of trying to interfere with the 2020 presidential election, during which he lost the race to current Democratic President Joe Biden. Trump and 18 others were indicted on several charges in August 2023 after being accused of trying to overturn the election results in Georgia.

Trump was initially charged on suspicion of violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, three counts of solicitation of violation of oath by public officer, conspiracy to commit impersonating a public officer, two counts of first-degree conspiracy to commit forgery, two counts of conspiracy to commit false statements and writings, conspiracy to commit filing false documents, filing false documents and false statements and writings.

However, McAfee quashed on March 13, 2024 six counts of solicitation of violation of oath by public officer against Trump, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, ex-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, attorneys Robert Cheeley, Ray Smith and John Eastman.

Legal action against Trump is unlikely to proceed while he is president. However, 14 other defendants still face charges, including Giuliani and Meadows.

The Associated Press contributed reporting.

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