• Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has delivered a major blow to District Attorney Fani Willis’ case against former President Donald Trump, dismissing three charges from the historic indictment tied to alleged interference in Georgia’s 2020 presidential election according to AtlantaNewsFirst. The charges are part of the indictment brought by Willis targeting Trump and several of his allies for their efforts to contest the state’s election results following his loss to Joe Biden.
  • Thursday’s ruling dropped two criminal counts against Trump, which were integral to Willis’ case alleging a coordinated effort to overturn Georgia’s election results. Additionally, one charge against a key ally of Trump was dismissed. The decision marks a significant setback for Willis, whose sprawling indictment captured national attention due to its implications for election integrity.
  • However, Judge McAfee has permitted the majority of the case to proceed, but has now dismissed five counts from Willis’ original indictment against Trump in total. Three of these charges were previously dropped earlier this year by McAfee due to insufficient detail.
  • The charges dismissed by Judge McAfee centered on actions related to Trump’s alleged efforts to interfere with the certification of Georgia’s election results in December 2020. The charges were tied to claims that Trump and his allies had engaged in a scheme to send an alternate slate of electors to Washington, which would have falsely represented Trump as the winner of the state’s electoral votes.

Source: trendingpolitics.com

  • Officials build a criminal case over what they say were Iranian attempts to steal and share campaign data
  • Federal authorities are preparing to file criminal charges over Iran’s alleged hack and leak attack against Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, according to people familiar with the matter.
  • The FBI investigation has focused on an online persona named “Robert” who contacted American reporters, these people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to describe details of an ongoing investigation. That persona shared campaign documents they falsely claimed to have obtained while working with the campaign, the people said.
  • Investigators have determined that the person or persons posing as Robert was acting on behalf of the Iranian government, and offering data files stolen from Trump advisers’ email accounts. Such overtures were made to Politico and The Washington Post. Criminal charges could be filed in a matter of days, these people said. Spokeswomen for the Justice Department and the FBI declined to comment.
Source: wapo.com