Fulton County judge nixes two counts in Fani Willis election subversion case against Trump

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee on Thursday dismissed two counts brought by District Attorney Fani Willis against Donald Trump, ruling that the controversial Georgia prosecutor lacked the authority to bring the charges against the former president.

“McAfee allowed eight other charges against Trump to proceed while dismissing one charge against Trump’s co-defendants,” Newsweek’s Aila Slisco reported:

The three charges that were dropped concerned an alleged plot to overturn President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win in Georgia with the help of fake pro-Trump electors, as well as false claims allegedly made in a civil lawsuit. -- More...