See updates: Fulton County election interference case against Trump and his allies is dismissed
The prosecutor newly assigned to oversee Georgia’s election interference case against President Donald Trump and more than a dozen co-defendants has announced he will not pursue the matter further.
Pete Skandalakis, executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, assumed control of the case last month after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was removed.
According to the Associated Press, a judge ruled last year that Willis’ romantic relationship with the special prosecutor she appointed created an “appearance of impropriety,” disqualifying her from continuing the case.
While the case was unlikely to advance against Trump during his presidency, charges were still pending against 14 other defendants, including former New York Mayor and Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani and former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. Skandalakis’ decision effectively ends the prosecution for all remaining defendants.