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6 election charges tossed in Georgia

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

ATLANTA -- The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case on Wednesday dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump and others, but the rest of the sweeping racketeering indictment remains intact.

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  1. CBS News

    Georgia judge tosses some charges against Trump and others in 2020 election case (opens CBS News)

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    A Fulton County judge on Wednesday tossed out several counts brought against former President Donald Trump and five others.

  2. Berkshire Eagle

    Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia 2020 election interference case (opens Berkshire Eagle)

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    The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case has dismissed some of the charges against ex-President Donald Trump, but others remain. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee wrote

  3. NPR

    Judge quashes some charges against Trump in Georgia election interference case (opens NPR)

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    A judge has thrown out six counts in the Georgia election interference case involving former President Donald Trump and 14 others.

  4. Fox26 Houston

    Trump Georgia election interference case: Some charges dismissed (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Judge in the Georgia 2020 election interference case dismisses some counts against Trump, but other charges remain.

  5. New York Post

    Judge overseeing Georgia election interference case dismisses some charges against Trump (opens New York Post)

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    The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case has dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump, but others remain.

  6. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Judge dismisses several counts against Trump in Georgia election criminal case, others still remain (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump is charged in the Georgia case with crimes related to efforts to undo his loss in the 2020 election to President Joe Biden.

  7. Insider

    Trump wins rare court victory as Georgia judge dismisses 3 criminal counts against him (opens Insider)

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    Prosecutors can still have another shot at beefing up the indictment and bringing the counts against Trump again.

  8. ABC 30 Fresno

    Judge throws out 6 counts of Trump's Georgia election interference indictment (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    A Fulton County judge quashed six counts contained in the election interference indictment against Donald Trump and several of his codefendants.

  9. Blaze Media

    Judge tosses 6 total charges against Trump, co-defendants in Georgia case: 'Do not give ... enough information' (opens Blaze Media)

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    The Fulton County judge who will soon determine whether DA Fani Willis will be dismissed from the alleged election interference case in Georgia has just tossed a number of charges in that same case.On Wednesday, Judge Scott McAfee dismissed six total counts of solicitation of violation of oath by a …

  10. Washington Examiner

    Judge dismisses six counts in Trump Fulton County indictment (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The judge presiding over Donald Trump's Georgia election interference trial dropped six charges on Wednesday that the former president and his 14 remaining co-defendants face as he also mulls whether to remove District Attorney Fani Willis from the case.

  11. Portland Press Herald

    Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in Georgia election interference case (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    The six charges in question have to do with soliciting elected officials to violate their oaths of office. That includes two charges related to the phone call Trump made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a fellow Republican, on Jan. 2, 2021.

  12. The Guardian

    Judge dismisses six charges against Trump and defendants in Georgia election case (opens The Guardian)

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    Charges for soliciting officials to violate their oath of office were dismissed, although the other charges remain

  13. ABC 12 Flint

    Judge dismisses some Georgia election charges against Trump (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    The presiding judge in the Georgia criminal case against Donald Trump and his allies has thrown out some of the charges against the former president and several of his co-defendants.

  14. NPR

    Judge in Georgia election interference case quashes some charges against Trump (opens NPR)

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    The judge overseeing the Georgia racketeering case against Donald Trump and his allies has quashed a number of charges related to soliciting officials to violate their oaths of office.

  15. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Judge dismisses some Trump Georgia election subversion charges but leaves most of the case intact (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    CNN By Tierney Sneed, Jason Morris and Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — The presiding judge in the Georgia criminal case against Donald Trump and his allies has thrown out some of the charges against the former president and several of his co-defendants.

  16. The Conversation US

    Judge nixes some of Georgia’s charges against Trump and his allies − but that won’t necessarily derail the case (opens The Conversation US)

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    A Georgia election law scholar explains what’s behind the ruling and what it means for the state’s prosecution of Trump.

  17. The Washington Free Beacon

    Judge Dismisses Some Charges Against Trump in George Election Case (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The judge in Donald Trump's Georgia election subversion trial on Wednesday dismissed some of the charges against the former U.S. president and some of his co-defendants, according to a court filing.

  18. WTOP Washington DC

    Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia election interference case (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case on Wednesday dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump, but many other counts in the indictment remain.

  19. Al Jazeera

    Georgia judge drops six charges in Trump election interference case (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Ruling means Trump will face fewer charges, but he still faces allegations of attempting to overturn election results.

  20. WHDH Boston

    Judge dismisses some Trump Georgia election subversion charges but leaves most of the case intact - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    (CNN) — The presiding judge in the Georgia criminal case against Donald Trump and his allies has thrown out some of the charges against the former president and several of his

  21. Deadline

    Judge Tosses Some Charges Against Donald Trump In Georgia Election Case (opens Deadline)

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    Scott McAfee tossed out charges related to efforts to compel public officials to violate their oaths.

  22. Deutsche Welle

    US: Georgia judge drops 6 charges in Trump interference case – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The former US president, and co-defendants, are being indicted for allegedly attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election, which Trump lost to Joe Biden in the southern US state.

  23. NBC News

    Judge in Georgia election interference case dismisses three counts against Trump (opens NBC News)

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    ATLANTA — The judge presiding over the election interference case in Georgia has dismissed some of the criminal counts against former President Donald Trump.

  24. Green Field Reporter

    Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia 2020 election interference case - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case on Wednesday dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump and others, but the rest of the sweeping racketeering indictment remains intact.

  25. Politico

    Judge tosses six charges in Trump Georgia indictment (opens Politico)

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    But the judge emphasized that prosecutors may refile the charges in greater detail.

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