US EditionNew prosecutor to take on Georgia election case against Trump and others
Pete Skandalakis appointed himself after failing to find another prosecutor, preserving the 2023 racketeering case against Trump and others amid ongoing legal challenges.
- On Nov. 14, Pete Skandalakis, executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia, appointed himself to State of Georgia v. Donald J. Trump, et al. after the council failed to find a replacement before Judge Scott McAfee's noon deadline.
- After appeals, the court removed Willis over a relationship with her special prosecutor; the Georgia Court of Appeals cited an "appearance of impropriety" and the state high court declined to hear her appeal in September.
- In August 2023 Fani Willis brought a sweeping RICO indictment against Donald J. Trump, President and 18 others, with four defendants already pleading guilty and the case file including more than 100 banker boxes and an 8-terabyte hard drive.
- Skandalakis now has broad discretion to continue, narrow or dismiss the charges, and if dismissed, Fulton County taxpayers could face reimbursement costs under state law regarding reimbursement for dismissed prosecutions.
- Several prosecutors declined the role when contacted by the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council, citing risks, workloads and unfamiliarity with Georgia's RICO statute, while Pete Skandalakis said charges may be impractical until 2029.
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The Georgia Election Interference/RICO Case Against Trump Is Back On.
In breaking news Georgia's sprawling RICO and election interference case against Donald Trump and many of his allies has been resurrected and is once again active. The case was put on hold when Fani Willis was disqualified as the prosecutor. Today,...
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Peter Skandalakis has appointed himself prosecutor in the 2020 election fraud case against President Donald Trump. Photo via Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of GeorgiaThe Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump appears to live on after the head of a nonpartisan state agency appointed himself the new prosecutor in the case. Peter J. Skandalakis, executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, will tak…
A new prosecutor is taking over the Georgia election interference case
The Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others will proceed after all, a prosecutor announced Friday, potentially reviving the investigation after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis's disqualification had all but killed it
New Prosecutor Appointed in Trump Georgia Election Case
A new prosecutor was appointed on Nov. 14 in the Georgia election case against President Donald Trump and others after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was removed from the case last year. Pete Skandalakis, the executive director of the nonpartisan Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, was assigned to select a prosecutor. He selected himself, saying he was unable to find someone else. “The filing of this appointment reflects my i…
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