In the case of charges of illegal election manipulation in the US state of Georgia against former US President Donald Trump and co-defendants, a judge has dismissed three charges. Two of the allegations in the indictment dismissed by Judge Scott McAfee concerned the ex-president, who now faces eight charges in Georgia. However, McAfee refused to overturn the entire indictment, which accused the Republican presidential candidate and his allies of, among other things, “racketeering” – in German, roughly translated as organized crime.
In the southern state, Trump is accused of his attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat to Democrat Joe Biden and turn it into a victory. In a phone call, the ousted president had asked Georgia’s election official to “find” the 11,780 votes needed for his victory there.
Last summer, Trump had to appear in the Atlanta prison, where a famous police photo of the Republican was taken – a humiliating first for a former president. But the chief prosecutor in Georgia, Fani Willis, got into trouble because she had an intimate relationship with one of the investigators she appointed.
Trump’s lawyers are doing everything they can to have her removed from the case. And the immunity decision also affects these proceedings. The result: The trial, originally scheduled to begin on August 5, has been postponed until further notice.
Trump has already been convicted in a New York trial for paying hush money to porn actress Stormy Daniels. This makes him the first former US president in history to be convicted of a crime. He is also facing federal charges of election conspiracy.
