ATLANTA, GA – MARCH 01: Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee presides in court during a hearing in the case of the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump at the Fulton County Courthouse on March 1, 2024 (Photo by Alex Slitz-Pool/Getty Images)
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For this episode of Trump’s Trials, NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Georgia politics reporter Sam Gringlas.
The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case has dismissed six criminal counts against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants.
Three of those counts specifically apply to Trump. They all involve alleged attempts to solicit public officials to violate their oaths of office. An example of that is the telephone call Trump made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Jan. 2, 2021, during which Trump asked the secretary to find him 11,780 votes to overturn the election.
Trump’s now facing 10 criminal counts instead of 13. Prosecutors can re-file the dropped charges but it’s unclear if they will.
Source: npr
