ATLANTA — The judge overseeing the election interference case against former president Donald Trump and several allies dismissed six counts of the sweeping 41-count criminal racketeering indictment, ruling the charges lacked specific detail, but declined to dismiss the case.
“As written, these six counts contain all the essential elements of the crimes but fail to allege sufficient detail regarding the nature of their commission, i.e., the underlying felony solicited,” McAfee wrote.
But, the judge, added, “This does not mean the entire indictment is dismissed.”
The six counts — which also implicate former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Trump campaign attorneys Bob Cheeley, John Eastman and Ray Smith — were related to alleged pressure campaign on elected officials, including Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R), members of the Georgia Senate and then-Georgia House speaker David Ralston, to undo Trump’s loss in the state.
McAfee’s order granted the state a six-month window to “resubmit the case to a grand jury” or to seek an appeal of his order.
A spokesman for Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis (D), whose office brought the indictment, declined to comment.
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