Fani Willis Challenges Dismissal of Charges Against Trump in Georgia Election Case

Published on May 24, 2024

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has filed a notice of cross appeal against a decision by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee to dismiss several charges against former President Donald Trump and other codefendants. This appeal follows Judge McAfee’s ruling on March 13, which quashed six counts of the indictment against President Trump and others due to a lack of specificity in the charges. The dismissed counts included allegations that President Trump and his codefendants solicited public officials to violate their oaths of office to unlawfully influence the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. The State’s cross appeal, filed within the required 15-day window after the defendants’ initial notices of appeal, seeks to challenge Judge McAfee’s decision to quash the counts....