Overview
- Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee issued a one-paragraph order dismissing the case after Peter Skandalakis formally declined to continue the prosecution.
- Skandalakis wrote that issues spanning the Supremacy Clause, immunity, jurisdiction and venue, speedy-trial concerns, and access to federal records could push any trial to 2029–2031.
- The decision follows the disqualification of former lead prosecutor Fani Willis over an appearance of impropriety tied to her relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade.
- Skandalakis said multiple prosecutors declined to take the case before he appointed himself to meet a court deadline, concluding that pursuing it further would not serve Georgia’s interests.
- The dismissal closes the 2023 Georgia RICO indictment that charged Trump and 18 others, after four co-defendants had already entered guilty pleas and other related resolutions altered the case’s posture.