Georgia’s election interference case against President Donald Trump and multiple co-defendants has been dropped after the independent prosecutor assigned to the case concluded it was not in the state’s best interest.
Pete Skandalakis, executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, said continuing the case for “five to ten years” would not serve Georgia’s citizens.
Georgia prosecutor drops charges in case against Trump and allies over their efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.https://t.co/SofUzIlaq5
— CNN (@CNN) November 26, 2025
His decision ends the sweeping racketeering indictment that charged Trump and 18 others for allegedly trying to overturn the state’s 2020 election results.
The case stemmed from Trump’s January 2, 2021 phone call urging Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” votes.
BREAKING: A Georgia prosecutor has filed to DROP the 2020 Fulton County election interference against President Trump and his allies.
— RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) November 26, 2025
“In my professional judgment, the citizens of Georgia are not served by pursuing this case in full for another five to ten years,” wrote Pete… pic.twitter.com/5lTAD5yYe4
Prosecutors had accused defendants of pressuring state officials, targeting an election worker, and pushing false fraud claims. Four defendants took plea deals to testify.
The case was reassigned after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was disqualified over an alleged improper relationship with a prosecutor. With Skandalakis’ decision, the prosecution is now formally over.
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