Georgia Judge Dismisses 6 Charges in Trump Election Case

‘The lack of detail concerning an essential legal element is, in the undersigned’s opinion, fatal.’

Judge Scott McAfee speaks during a hearing in the 2020 Georgia election interference case at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta on Dec. 1, 2023. John David Mercer/Getty Images

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee on March 13 ruled on several demurrers in the case against former President Donald Trump and 14 codefendants, striking six counts from the 41-count indictment against them.

The demurrers, or formal challenges to pleadings by the prosecution, were brought by President Trump, former White House chief-of-staff Mark Meadows, and attorneys John Eastman, Ray Smith III, Robert Cheeley, and Rudy Giuliani.