'This case should never have been brought. A fair and impartial prosecutor has put an end to this lawfare'

16:45, Wed, Nov 26, 2025 Updated: 17:19, Wed, Nov 26, 2025

President Trump Meets With El Salvador President Nayib Bukele At The White House

The Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump has been dropped (Image: Getty)

A judge has dismissed the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others after the prosecutor who recently took over the case said he would not pursue the charges. Prosecutor Pete Skandalakis said in a court filing that he has decided not to continue any further with the case. Following his submission, it has now been dismissed in full by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee.

The US President will no longer face any legal charges, nor will the 18 others involved including former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani and ex-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. Mr Skandalakis recently took over the case after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was disqualified last year from prosecuting the case. A court ruled that a romantic relationship between Ms Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade who led the case, created "a significant appearance of impropriety."

Invalid email

We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy

President Trump Departs Washington To Spend Thanksgiving Weekend In Florida

The case was dismissed in full by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee (Image: Getty)

The Georgia election interference case started in August 2023 when prosecutors accused Mr Trump and others of taking part in an effort to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results where the now US-President narrowly lost to Democrat Joe Biden.

Mr Trump pleaded not guilty following an eight-month investigation by then-special counsel Jack Smith.

Steve Sadow, representing Mr Trump in the case, said: “The political persecution of President Trump by disqualified DA Fani Willis is finally over. This case should never have been brought. A fair and impartial prosecutor has put an end to this lawfare.”

Mr Skandalakis wrote in his court filing on Wednesday: “The strongest and most prosecutable case against those seeking to overturn the 2020 Presidential election results and prevent the certification of those votes was the one investigated and indicted by Special Counsel Jack Smith.”

He added that the criminalities alleged in the Georgia case were “conceived in Washington, D.C., not the State of Georgia. The federal government is the appropriate venue for this prosecution, not the State of Georgia.”

The filing also says that several parts of the case lacked enough evidence to go to trial, Fox News reported, while others belonged in federal court rather than Georgia state court. 

Mr Skandalakis said the alleged criminal conduct stretched across a number of states and could not realistically be tried before Mr Trump’s current presidential term ends in 2029.