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Judge dismisses six charges against Trump in Georgia election case

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judge in USA This Wednesday, he dropped six of the state’s 41 criminal charges. Georgia against the former president Donald Trump (2017-2021) and others accused of interfering in

Judge dismisses six charges against Trump in Georgia election case

judge in USA This Wednesday, he dropped six of the state’s 41 criminal charges. Georgia against the former president Donald Trump (2017-2021) and others accused of interfering in the 2020 election process.

Each of the dropped charges stems from efforts by Trump and several other defendants, including the former mayor. New York Rudy Giuliani and former chief of staff Mark Meadows White House.

The Georgia case is one of four criminal cases Trump is facing charges in the middle of the election year, and experts say it could do the most damage to the former ruler.

The decision of the judge hearing the case Scott McAffee who stated that the charges he chose were not sufficiently argued took the parties by surprise.

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.  Photo: Reuters

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. / Photo: Reuters

According to McAffee, these charges Prosecutor’s office “They have a fatal lack of detail.”

Among the charges filed is one related to Trump’s appeal to Georgia’s top election body. Brad Raffensperger asking him to “find” the votes he needs to surpass Joe Biden in state.

However, the judge is for now maintaining the criminal organization charge against Trump and the other 18 defendants in the case, a type of charge that has typically been used at the federal level against mafia.

The charges allege Trump and his associates pressured Georgia government officials to change the results of an election that the then-president lost by just under 12,000 votes.

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The former president’s lawyer in the Georgia case, Steve Sadow, said the judge made the right decision and that “all charges against Trump are political, constitute election interference and should be brought.”

The court’s decision is a blow to Georgia’s criminal case, which is also currently awaiting a magistrate judge to determine whether the lead prosecutor in the case is Fani Willis, may or may not continue in this case.

Willis is hanging by a thread due to an inappropriate romantic relationship with another prosecutor she hired.

The Georgia case is one of four criminal charges against Trump. The first trial to take place may be the one in which he faces trial. NY for alleged irregular payments to a porn actress Stormy Daniels is currently scheduled for March 25th.

In addition, the trial is scheduled for May 20 at Florida, in which he is accused of illegally storing classified materials in his mansion in Mar-a-Lago after leaving power.

Finally, Trump faces another federal case in Washington for attacking Capitol January 6, 2021, the reason that now depends on Supreme Court decide whether the former president went unpunished during the event.

(EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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