"The case was initially brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in August 2023, against Trump and 18 others (including former New York City Mayor and Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, former Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark, former Trump staffer Mike Roman, and several lawyers who have represented Trump and his campaign, including Jenna Ellis, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, and Kenneth Chesebro) for their alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia."
"In early 2024, Willis had to fend off a motion to disqualify her from the case related to a romantic relationship she had with prosecutor Nathan Wade. The trial court ruled in Willis' favor disqualifying Wade but not Willis but a Georgia appeals court reversed that ruling in December 2024 and disqualified Willis as well. Especially after Trump was re-elected, many thought the case might be dead as the months ticked by with no new prosecutor appointed."
"Then, just at the eleventh hour before the deadline when the case would expire, Peter Skandalakis assigned himself the case, reported CNN on Friday. Skandalakis is the director of the Prosecuting Attorney's Council of Georgia, a bipartisan committee of three solicitors general and six district attorneys in the state. BREAKING: A new prosecutor has taken over the Trump case in Georgia, keeping it alive in time for a Nov. 14 deadline."
Peter Skandalakis assigned himself as the new prosecutor in the Fulton County case against Donald Trump and multiple co-defendants just before a Nov. 14 deadline, keeping the case active. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis brought the case in August 2023 against Trump and 18 others for alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. Several co-defendants, including Jenna Ellis, Sidney Powell, and Kenneth Chesebro, pleaded guilty. Willis faced a motion tied to a romantic relationship with Nathan Wade; a trial court disqualified Wade but not Willis, and a Georgia appeals court later disqualified Willis in December 2024. Skandalakis leads the Prosecuting Attorney's Council of Georgia. Trump's lawyer Steve Sadow said the defense expects dismissal.
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