The Fulton County case produced Donald Trump’s now-iconic mugshot
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee issued an order dismissing the 2020 election interference case against President Donald Trump and his co-defendants after the state of Georgia had moved to drop the matter.
“The State having moved for an entry of nolle prosequi for all remaining defendants, the Court grants the motion,” the order declares. “This case is hereby dismissed in its entirety.”
Trump’s lead Georgia defense counsel Steve Sadow described the case as “lawfare.”
“The political persecution of President Trump by disqualified DA Fani Willis is finally over. This case should never have been brought. A fair and impartial prosecutor has put an end to this lawfare,” Sadow said in the statement.
Peter J. Skandalakis, who took over prosecution after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was disqualified from handling it, filed a motion to dismiss the case earlier Wednesday in order to “serve the interests of justice and promote judicial finality.”
“This entire case, from the initiation of the District Attorney’s investigation in 2021 to the present, is without precedent,” noted Skandalakis. “In my professional judgment, the citizens of Georgia are not served by pursuing this case in full for another five to ten years.”