Overview

• Judge Scott McAfee ordered that the case will be dismissed without prejudice if a new prosecutor is not named by Oct. 17 or a particularized extension is not granted.
• Executive Director Pete Skandalakis asked the court to reconsider the two-week clock or allow at least 90 days after he receives the file, which he expects in about four weeks.
• Skandalakis said he cannot recruit an unencumbered prosecutor without the file and noted the matter is one of 21 awaiting assignment as his office handles 448 conflict referrals this year.
• Even with an appointment, prosecution of President Donald Trump is unlikely to proceed while he is in office, though 14 co-defendants, including Mark Meadows and Rudy Giuliani, still face charges.
• Fulton County DA Fani Willis was removed for an appearance of impropriety tied to her relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, and a state Senate committee plans to question her on Nov. 13.