Ahead of his decision on Fani Willis’ case, Georgia Judge Scott McAfee dropped several charges against former President Donald Trump in the politically motivated Georgia election interference case.
Judge McAfee dismissed six counts of charges against Trump and 18 co-defendants, saying he found no sufficient evidence of “solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer.”
In his opinion, Mc Afee wrote: “The Court’s concern is less that the state has failed to allege sufficient conduct of the Defendants — in fact, it has alleged an abundance. However, the lack of detail concerning an essential legal element is, in the undersigned opinion, fatal.”
“As written, these six counts contain all the essential elements of the crimes but fail to allege sufficient detail regarding the nature of their commission, i.e., the underlying felony solicited.”
“Under the standards articulated by our appellate courts, the special demurrer must be granted, and Counts 2, 5, 6, 23, 28, and 38 quashed,” the Fulton County judge wrote.
However, the judge clarified in a footnote that his order did not dismiss the entire indictment.
“The State may also seek an indictment supplementing these six counts,” he wrote.
Meanwhile, Trump’s defense counsel, Steve Sadow, applauds the decision, saying that the court made the “correct” legal decision.
Sadow, in a statement, further said, “The counts dismissed against President Trump are 5, 28, and 38, which falsely claimed that he solicited GA public officials to violate their oath of office.”
“The counts dismissed against President Trump are 5, 28 and 38, which falsely claimed that he solicited GA public officials to violate their oath of office.”
Trump has maintained his innocence, pleading not guilty to all charges.
Meanwhile, McAfee’s decision on the disqualification case against Fani Willis, who was involved in an illicit relationship with Nathan Wade, is also expected to come at the end of the week. Willis appointed her lover to prosecute Trump and 18 co-defendants in her politically charged RICO case.
The Atlanta judge also quipped in an interview with WSB-FM in Atlanta, “There is a lot that I have to go through.”
“I gave myself a deadline because I knew everyone wanted an answer. And I’ll tell you that an order like this takes time to write.”
“I am calling as best I can and the law as I understand it. So, I still feel like I’m on track to having that done by the deadline that I put on myself,” McAfee concluded.
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