The head of a Georgia prosecutors board assigned himself Friday to oversee a sprawling racketeering case against Donald Trump and his allies over their attempts to overturn the 2020 election, keeping alive for now litigation that has long faced trouble.
The board faced a Friday deadline to find a new proseuctor after courts found Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis could not participate in the case she brought.
The head of a Georgia prosecutors board assigned himself Friday to oversee a sprawling racketeering case against Donald Trump and his allies over their attempts to overturn the 2020 election, keeping alive for now litigation that has long faced trouble.
The board faced a Friday deadline to find a new proseuctor after courts found Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis could not participate in the case she brought.
Pete Skandalakis, the board’s executive director, said Friday he was taking the case because he had not been able to find another prosecutor to take the case. He said he needed time to review the case to decide what to do.
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