Georgia Judge Dismisses Trump RICO Case

A Georgia judge dismissed on Wednesday the state's racketeering case against President Donald Trump and 18 associates accused of interfering with the 2020 presidential election, following a request from the newly appointed prosecutor to drop the charges.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee issued a one-paragraph order granting the dismissal shortly after Pete Skandalakis, executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia, filed a motion to end the prosecution. Skandalakis, who assumed control of the case earlier this month, stated in the filing that the decision was made to serve the interests of justice and promote judicial finality. In a separate memo, he emphasized that his assessment was guided solely by the evidence, the law, and principles of justice, rather than public opinion or external pressures.

The case originated in August 2023, when Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis indicted Trump and his co-defendants under Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, along with charges of soliciting public officers to violate their oaths and filing false documents. Prosecutors alleged a coordinated effort to overturn Trump's...