-(SRN NEWS/REUTERS) – A Georgia judge on Thursday dismissed two criminal counts in the U.S. state’s 2020 election interference case against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and one other count against allies of the former president.
Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee found that state prosecutors did not have the authority to bring those charges, which related to the alleged filing of false documents in federal court.
McAfee allowed the remainder of the case to move forward, including eight charges against Trump. Trump and 14 co-defendants have pleaded not guilty to racketeering and other charges stemming from what prosecutors allege was a scheme to overturn Trump’s narrow defeat in Georgia in the 2020 election.
The case has been on hold since June while a Georgia appeals court considers whether the lead prosecutor, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, must be disqualified over alleged misconduct tied to a romantic relationship she had with a former top deputy.
Arguments in the appeals court are scheduled for December, meaning the case will not progress before the Nov. 5 election when Trump faces Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.
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