US EditionJudge sets 14-day deadline for appointment of new prosecutor in Georgia election case against Trump
Fulton County judge warns the case against Trump and 14 co-defendants will be dismissed unless a new prosecutor is appointed within 14 days, or charges may be dropped without prejudice.
- The criminal case against President Donald Trump and other defendants will be dismissed unless a new prosecutor is appointed in 14 days, as stated by Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee.
- The Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia must name a new prosecutor after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was disqualified from the case.
- If appointed, the new prosecutor may follow the previous path set by Willis, pursue some charges, or dismiss the case entirely.
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Judge sets deadline for naming new prosecutor in Trump election case
ATLANTA — A state agency will have some extra time to select a prosecutor to replace Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on the election interference case, but not as much as the council’s head had wanted. On Wednesday, Fulton…
The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others said he will dismiss the case within 14 days if a new prosecutor is not appointed.
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Judge sets 14-day deadline for appointment of new prosecutor in Georgia election case against Trump
A judge has announced that the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others will be dismissed in 14 days if a new prosecutor isn't appointed.
Judge sets 14-day deadline for new prosecutor in Trump Georgia case or it will be dismissed
A Georgia judge on Friday set a two-week deadline for a state agency to assign a new prosecutor to the 2020 election interference case against President Trump and his allies, or it will be dismissed. The terse notice from Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee comes after Georgia’s top court last month ended Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s bid to continue prosecuting the case. Her office was disqualified over a “signifi…
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