{"id":7676,"date":"2024-09-12T16:43:34","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T20:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=7676"},"modified":"2024-09-12T16:43:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T20:43:34","slug":"georgia-judge-drops-two-charges-in-election-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/news\/georgia-judge-drops-two-charges-in-election-case\/njackson\/2024\/09\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Judge Drops Two Charges In Election Case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Georgia judge has again dropped multiple charges in former President Trump\u2019s 2020 election interference case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING.\ud83d\udea8<br><br>Judge Scott McAfee has just ordered the dismissal of two criminal counts in Fani Willis\u2019 RICO case against Donald Trump and his co-defendants.<br><br>The judge found that Fani Willis did NOT have the authority to bring the charges against Trump, because she is not a\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QV5CoUOV4D\">pic.twitter.com\/QV5CoUOV4D<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kylenabecker\/status\/1834320675017736347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/court-battles\/4877167-trump-georgia-charges-dropped\/\">The Hill<\/a> reports:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Judge Scott McAfee granted a motion from some of Trump\u2019s co-defendants to quash three counts in the sprawling racketeering indictment brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D), finding they \u201clie beyond this State\u2019s jurisdiction.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ruling also hands the former president a sizeable victory, as he faced two of the&nbsp;charges in question.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump and his legal team in Georgia have prevailed once again,\u201d Steve Sadow, Trump\u2019s lead defense attorney in the case, said in a statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This is a breaking news story. 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