Overview
- Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council director Peter J. Skandalakis named himself prosecutor on the judge’s Nov. 14 deadline, averting dismissal of the state racketeering case.
- He is reviewing a voluminous file transferred from Fulton County — 101 boxes of records and an 8-terabyte hard drive — before determining next steps.
- The 2023 indictment charged President Trump and 18 others over efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 result; four co-defendants have pleaded guilty.
- Actions against Trump are unlikely while he is in office, but 14 remaining defendants still face state exposure that is unaffected by this week’s federal pardons.
- Skandalakis can continue, narrow, or dismiss the case; Judge Scott McAfee set a Dec. 1 pretrial conference and said the state should be ready to address any superseding indictment.