Judge grants motion to end Fulton DA Fani Willis’ criminal prosecution.
ATLANTA , Ga. — The special prosecutor assigned to determine the fate of President Donald Trump ’s historic Georgia indictment has decided not to pursue the case any further., filed a motion in Fulton County Superior Court, requesting the charges brought against Trump and his GOP allies be dropped.
which is a Latin term meaning “to be unwilling to prosecute.” The motion is a formal entry by a prosecutor to drop or dismiss criminal charges against a defendant.“The political persecution of President Trump by disqualified DA Fani Willis is finally over,” Steve Sadow, Trump’s lead Georgia attorney said. “This case should never have been brought. A fair and impartial prosecutor has put an end to this lawfare.” Willis had brought the indictments against Trump and 18 GOP allies, whom she charged with attempting to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results — an election that saw Joe Biden become the first Democrat to win any deep Southern state in a presidential election since Bill Clinton’s victory in 1992.to allege a wide-ranging conspiracy among Trump, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and more to try to illegally overturn Trump’s narrow loss to Biden. But in January 2024, defense attorney Ashleigh Merchant, who represented co-defendant Mike Roman, sought Willis’ removal after the revelation that she had engaged in a romantic relationship with. Attorneys said the relationship created a conflict of interest, alleging that Willis personally profited from the case when Wade used his earnings to pay for vacations the pair took. McAfee rebuked Willis, saying in a March 2024 order that her actions showed a “tremendous lapse in judgment.” But he said he did not find a conflict of interest that would disqualify Willis. He ultimately ruled that Willis could remain on the case if Wade resigned, which the special prosecutor did hours later. Defense attorneys appealed that ruling, and the Georgia Court of Appeals removed Willis from the case in December, citing an “appearance of impropriety.” The high court has since declined to hear Willis’ appeal, putting the case in the lap of Skandalakis and the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council. Skandalakis said he has appointed himself because of “my inability to secure another conflict prosecutor to assume responsibility for this case.”who were allegedly involved in plans to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, including all of the defendants charged by Willis.Child pornography warrants issued for missing high school coach, authorities say
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