Overview
- Peter J. Skandalakis appointed himself prosecutor on Nov. 14 after others declined, satisfying Judge Scott McAfee’s deadline that could have led to dismissal.
- He is reviewing 101 boxes of records and an eight-terabyte drive recently transferred from the disqualified Fulton County district attorney’s office.
- As district attorney pro tempore, Skandalakis can proceed with the current charges, seek a narrower or new indictment, or dismiss some or all counts after his review.
- The court has set a Dec. 1 status conference, where the state is expected to state whether it will pursue a superseding indictment.
- Recent presidential pardons for figures such as Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows affect only federal exposure, and while prosecution of the sitting president is considered unlikely for now, co-defendants remain subject to state charges.