Judge Dismisses 6 Counts Against Trump in Ga. Election Case
The Facts
Fulton County (Ga.) Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee on Wednesday removed six of the 41 counts in the indictment of former Pres. Donald Trump in the 2020 election interference case against him and five co-defendants.
The dismissed charges were related to allegations that the Trump administration asked state legislators to create fake presidential electors and urged Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to decertify the election.
The Spin
Pro-Trump narrative
Willis just received another reality check regarding her bad faith charges against Trump. Not only has a significant part of her racketeering case been stripped away, but she's also been exposed as a corrupt prosecutor personally profiting from this case. While Trump still faces other counts, this series of losses for Willis looks like the start of Trump's exoneration. This is even more momentum for Trump as November approaches.
Anti-Trump narrative
Although this is a blow to Willis' case, there are still dozens of serious counts filed against the former president and his colleagues. Trump was captured on audio asking elected officials to "find" him more votes, and there's a plethora of more evidence proving his co-conspirators tried influencing and harassing officials into helping them overturn the election. This case is still on the road to victory.
