(MENAFN) A Georgia judge has dismissed the last remaining criminal case against President Donald Trump related to attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden. The decision was made after Peter Skandalakis, executive director of Georgia’s non-partisan Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council, asked Judge Scott McAfee to drop the charges, citing the interests of justice and judicial finality.

Trump’s legal team praised the dismissal as an end to “political persecution.” The case was previously overseen by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who was removed by a Georgia appeals court due to a conflict of interest. Skandalakis took over after other state prosecutors declined the case.

The indictment, filed in August 2023, accused Trump and 18 co-defendants, including Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows, of conspiring to interfere with Georgia’s election results. Charges included racketeering and other state offenses. Several co-defendants had already accepted plea deals resulting in fines, suspended sentences, and community service.

The Georgia case had been considered particularly significant because state-level charges could not be pardoned by a future president. However, several charges were previously dismissed in 2024, and Willis’ disqualification left doubts about whether the complex case could continue.

Legal experts noted that while the dismissal was expected, Skandalakis’ reasoning appeared to give Trump and his allies substantial benefit of the doubt, despite the evidence presented.

Trump won’t face further prosecution in Georgia regarding the 2020 election, concluding the state-level legal threat among his four ongoing criminal cases.

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