Summary
A Georgia prosecutor has dropped the legal case against President Donald Trump related to alleged interference in the 2020 election results in the state. This was the last ongoing state-level legal case against Trump regarding the 2020 election. The case was initially filed by a district attorney who was later removed from it due to a personal issue.
Key Facts
- The case accused President Trump of trying to change the 2020 election outcomes in Georgia.
- Prosecutor Pete Skandalakis filed the motion to dismiss the case.
- This dismissal ends the last state-level criminal case against Trump concerning the 2020 election.
- The case was originally brought by district attorney Fanni Willis.
- Fanni Willis was removed from the case by Georgia's supreme court after she was involved in a personal scandal.
- An attorney representing Trump called the dismissal an end to what they termed "lawfare" against Trump.