(AURN News) – Fani Willis’ removal from Georgia’s election interference case has triggered a shift in one of the nation’s most closely watched state prosecutions, with her disqualified over concerns about a relationship she had with the special prosecutor she hired.
The case has now been handed to a new lead, Pete Skandalakis, head of the Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia.He confirmed that he will personally take the case after his office spent weeks trying and failing to find another prosecutor willing to step in.Several were approached, but each declined. He said he took the role because letting the case fall apart would not serve the public or the court.
Even though Trump cannot be prosecuted while serving as president, 14 remaining defendants still face state charges, including former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani.
And when Trump recently issued pardons to allies who supported his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, those pardons carry no weight in Georgia’s state court system.
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