Judge Drops Additional Charges In Trump’s Election Interference Case

Trump now faces eight total counts after originally being charged with 13.

A judge in Georgia has dropped several charges against trump in his 2020 election interference case.

Judge Scott McAfee granted a motion from some of the former president’s co-defendants to dismiss three counts in the racketeering indictment brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. McAfee said they lie beyond Georgia’s jurisdiction.

The ruling hands Trump a large victory as he faced two of the charges in question. The judge previously dropped other charges in the case. Trump now faces eight total counts after originally being charged with 13.

The former president and several of his allies are accused of attempting to subvert Georgia’s election results to keep Trump in the White House after he lost the 2020 presidential election.

Trump has pleaded not guilty.