A state prosecutor said he was taking control of a sprawling criminal case in Georgia accusing President Trump and several allies of election interference, a move that prolongs the high-profile prosecution but does not fully resolve uncertainty about its future.
Peter Skandalakis, director of the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia, said in a statement that he had appointed himself as the prosecutor in the case, which accuses Trump and several co-defendants of unlawfully conspiring to subvert former President Biden’s 2020 election win in Georgia. They have pleaded not guilty, and today, Trump lawyer Steve Sadow said he remains confident that "a fair and impartial review will lead to a dismissal of the case."
The move allows the 2023 case to live on following an appeals court ruling that disqualified the prosecutor who initially brought the case, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, an elected Democrat in Atlanta. Skandalakis said he appointed himself after being unable to find another prosecutor willing to take over the case. Read more from Jan Wolfe.
