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Georgia judge dismisses two charges against Trump in election interference case

Steven Sadow, a lawyer for Trump, praised the ruling, saying: “President Trump and his legal team in Georgia have prevailed once again.”

Judge McAfee on Thursday said that the two dropped charges fell under federal jurisdiction, rather than under Georgia state law.

The dropped charges against Trump include conspiracy to commit false documents and conspiracy to commit forgery, according to court documents.

Two of his co-defendants had their charges of forgery dropped as well.

According to the indictment filed in August 2023 by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, Trump conspired with 18 other defendants to interfere in the election result.

The group “refused to accept that Trump lost, and they knowingly and willfully joined a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the election in favor of Trump”.

Part of the alleged plot included Trump’s phone call to Georgia’s top election official, in which he pleaded with him to “to find 11,780 votes” – the margin in which he lost to Mr Biden.

Trump – and 14 co-defendants – have pleaded not guilty to racketeering and other state charges related to alleged efforts to overturn the former president’s loss in Georgia.

Four others have pleaded guilty.

The case has largely been put on hold since June, after Ms Willis was found to have had a romantic relationship with one of the lead prosecutors in the case.

A Georgia appeals court is currently considering whether Ms Willis must step aside from the case due to the allegations of misconduct presented by defence lawyers.


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