Georgia Election Interference Case Against Trump Dismissed: A Historic Prosecution Comes to an End

Atlanta, Georgia – November 26, 2025 – In a stunning turn of events, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has dismissed the sprawling racketeering indictment against President Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case, marking the final chapter in one of the most contentious legal battles stemming from the 2020 presidential election. The decision, handed down on Wednesday, follows a motion filed by special prosecutor Pete Skandalakis, who assumed control of the case after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was disqualified by the Georgia Court of Appeals earlier this year due to an “appearance of impropriety” arising from her romantic relationship with lead prosecutor Nathan Wade. Skandalakis, the executive director of the Georgia Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council, argued in a detailed 22-page filing that pursuing the charges would not serve the interests of justice, citing insurmountable legal barriers, evidentiary shortcomings, and the sheer impracticality of mounting a trial against a sitting president whose term extends until 2029.

The case, unveiled in August 2023 under Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, accused Trump and allies including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and John Eastman of orchestrating a criminal conspiracy to unlawfully reverse Joe Biden’s narrow 11,779-vote victory in the Peach State. Key allegations included Trump’s infamous January 2021 phone call to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger urging him to “find” 11,780 votes; the submission of a false slate of pro-Trump electors; pressure campaigns on state officials and election workers; and the dissemination of baseless fraud claims. “This was a wide-ranging effort to overturn the results of the November 2020 Presidential Election in Georgia and in other states across the country,” Skandalakis acknowledged in his motion, but he emphasized that much of the alleged conduct originated in Washington, D.C., making federal courts the more appropriate venue—a path foreclosed when former special counsel Jack Smith dropped parallel federal charges after Trump’s 2024 reelection, invoking Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president.

Legal experts had long viewed the Georgia case as Trump’s most formidable legal jeopardy, as state charges shielded it from presidential self-pardons and the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent immunity ruling for “official acts.” Yet, prolonged delays—exacerbated by appeals, evidentiary disputes, and the disqualification of Willis—pushed the trial timeline into an abyss. Skandalakis highlighted these hurdles, noting flaws in the prosecution’s theory, such as insufficient evidence of criminal intent among the fake electors and allegations against federal officials like Meadows that failed to meet Georgia’s rigorous proof standards. “The citizens of Georgia are not served by pursuing this case in full for another five to ten years,” he wrote, underscoring the decision’s apolitical basis despite its seismic implications. The dismissal also ends pursuits against all co-defendants, including those whose state trials might have proceeded independently, effectively closing the book on the entire RICO enterprise.

Trump’s legal team wasted no time celebrating the ruling as vindication. “The political persecution of President Trump by disqualified DA Fani Willis is finally over. This case should never have been brought. A fair and impartial prosecutor has put an end to this lawfare,” declared Steve Sadow, Trump’s lead attorney in the matter, in a statement hailing Skandalakis’s review. Trump himself, posting on Truth Social shortly after the announcement, called it “a total and complete exoneration” and a “victory for truth and justice,” while blasting the original indictment as a “weaponized hoax” orchestrated by “radical left Democrats.” Critics, including voting rights advocates and some Democrats, decried the outcome as a blow to accountability, arguing it allows alleged threats to democracy to evade scrutiny. “This isn’t justice; it’s an escape hatch for the powerful,” said one Georgia-based election integrity group, pointing to Trump’s recent pardons of several fake electors involved in the scheme.

The dismissal caps a remarkable arc for Trump, who faced four criminal indictments in 2023 but now stands unencumbered by active prosecutions as he embarks on his second term. With federal cases on classified documents and January 6-related interference similarly abandoned post-reelection, the Georgia saga underscores the interplay of politics and the judiciary in high-stakes accountability efforts. As Skandalakis reflected, “Never before, and hopefully never again, will our country face circumstances such as these.” For now, the echoes of 2020’s disputed vote in Georgia fade into legal history, leaving unresolved questions about the guardrails of American elections.