On Thursday, a Georgia court dismissed two criminal charges against former President Donald Trump and one charge against his allies in connection with alleged attempts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election. Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee ruled that certain charges, specifically related to the filing of false documents, fell outside the jurisdiction of Georgia state law and were therefore not prosecutable at the state level.
Judge McAfee’s ruling allows the remaining charges to proceed, which include eight against Trump out of the original 13. Earlier this year, the judge had already dismissed three other charges against Trump due to a lack of detailed allegations. Trump’s lawyer, Steven Sadow, hailed the ruling, stating, “President Trump and his legal team in Georgia have prevailed once again.”
The charges dropped by Judge McAfee included conspiracy to commit false documents and conspiracy to commit forgery. These charges were deemed to fall under federal jurisdiction rather than state jurisdiction. Additionally, two of Trump’s co-defendants had their forgery charges dropped.
The indictment, filed in August 2023 by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, accused Trump and 18 other defendants of conspiring to overturn the election results. The indictment alleges that Trump and his co-defendants, who “refused to accept that Trump lost,” engaged in a conspiracy to alter the election outcome in his favor unlawfully. A key piece of evidence in the case includes Trump’s phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, in which Trump asked Raffensperger to “find 11,780 votes” — the number by which he lost to President Joe Biden in Georgia.
Trump, along with 14 co-defendants, has pleaded not guilty to racketeering and other state charges related to their efforts to overturn the election results in Georgia. Four other defendants in the case have pleaded guilty. The case has experienced delays since June, following revelations that District Attorney Willis had a romantic relationship with one of the lead prosecutors. This has led to calls from defense lawyers for Willis to recuse herself from the case. A Georgia appeals court is currently reviewing whether Willis should step aside due to the alleged misconduct.
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Tinashe Mutarisi, the owner of Nash Furnishers, is facing significant criticism following allegations by a dissatisfied customer, Lyvette Elizabeth Ngirazi. Ngirazi has publicly accused the company of failing to deliver a fridge she purchased and has highlighted her frustrations with the company’s response to her complaints.
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