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Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee dismissed six charges against President Trump in the Georgia “election interference” case.
Corrupt Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis returned ten indictments against President Trump for questioning the integrity of the 2020 election—a right protected under the First Amendment of the Constitution.
In total, President Trump and his co-defendants faced 41 charges, with Trump himself facing 13 counts last year. A direct assault on those who questioned the validity of the 2020 election. Additionally, 30 unindicted “co-conspirators” are under scrutiny for their alleged involvement in exposing election irregularities.
In his order, McAfee wrote, “As written, these six counts contain all the essential elements of the crimes but fail to allege sufficient detail regarding the nature of their commission, i.e., the underlying felony solicited.”
The dismissed charges were related to accusations that Trump and his co-defendants “allegedly solicited the violation of oath by a public officer.”
This includes two charges related to the infamous phone conversation on January 2, 2021, during which Trump spoke with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
BREAKING NEWS:
— Graham Allen (@GrahamAllen_1) March 13, 2024
Judge Scott Mcafee is dismissing Fulton County charges against Trump!!!!
"The lack of detail concerning an essential legal element is, in the undersigned opinion, fatal."
This is HUGE.
KICK ROCKS FANI WILLIS!!! pic.twitter.com/hwz3sDHi9T
ABC News reported:
The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case on Wednesday dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump and others, but many counts in the sweeping racketeering indictment remain intact.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee wrote in an order that six of the counts in the indictment must be quashed, including three against Trump, the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee. But he left in place other charges, and he said prosecutors could seek a new indictment on the charges he dismissed.
The ruling is a blow for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, whose case has already been on shaky ground with an effort to have her removed from the prosecution over her romantic relationship with a colleague. It’s the first time charges in any of Trump’s four criminal cases have been dismissed, with the judge saying prosecutors failed to provide enough detail about the alleged crime.
The sprawling indictment charges Trump and more than a dozen other defendants with violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, known as RICO. The case uses a statute normally associated with mobsters to accuse the former president, lawyers and other aides of a “criminal enterprise” to keep him in power after he lost the 2020 election to Democrat Joe Biden.
BREAKING: Six counts in Fani Willis' indictment against President Trump have been "quashed" by Judge McAfee. pic.twitter.com/Ncg0ZcEhG1
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) March 13, 2024
Prosecutors maintain the option to seek a new indictment against President Trump on identical charges. However, the likelihood of securing another opportunity to prosecute the leading Republican diminishes with each passing day, especially as Willis faces her own controversies that could result in her removal from the case.
In the upcoming weeks, Judge McAfee is expected to announce a ruling on whether to disqualify Fani Willis due to her improper relationship with Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor appointed by Willis to go after Trump and 18 co-defendants in the Georgia RICO case.
