"He argued in a 23-page filing that the matters at issue were fundamentally federal, not state, in nature. He cited Special Counsel Jack Smith's decision in late 2024 to withdraw federal charges against Trump after his return to office, saying: "If Special Counsel Jack Smith, with all the resources of the federal government at his disposal concluded that prosecution would be fruitless, then I too find that, despite the available evidence, pursuing the prosecution would be equally unproductive.""
"The ruling effectively ends what was once one of four criminal prosecutions involving Trump. Only one the New York hush-money case related to a payment to a porn star during the 2016 campaign proceeded to trial, resulting in a conviction Trump is now seeking to overturn. Trump and 18 codefendants were charged in Georgia in 2023 under racketeering statutes and other laws, accused of attempting to pressure officials to "find" votes, target election workers, and assemble slates of false electors."
Judge Scott McAfee dismissed the Georgia state case accusing Donald Trump and several associates of attempting to overturn the 2020 election, granting a motion after prosecutor Pete Skandalakis requested dismissal. Skandalakis, who replaced disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, filed a 23-page brief arguing the matters were fundamentally federal rather than state and cited Special Counsel Jack Smith's late-2024 withdrawal of federal charges, saying pursuing prosecution would be unproductive. The ruling ends one of four criminal prosecutions tied to Trump. Trump and 18 codefendants were charged in 2023 under racketeering and other laws; four defendants later pleaded guilty to lesser offenses.
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