Coverage dated November 13, 2025

New prosecutor chosen to replace Fani Willis in Georgia's Trump election interference case

Headline from CBS News

A new prosecutor has been selected to take over Georgia's election interference case against President Trump and others.

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  1. CBS News

    New prosecutor chosen to replace Fani Willis in Georgia's Trump election interference case (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A new prosecutor has been selected to take over Georgia's election interference case against President Trump and others.

  2. The Guardian

    Georgia prosecutor to take over last remaining criminal case against Trump (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Pete Skandalakis appointed himself to take over 2020 election interference case from district attorney Fani Willis

  3. ABC 7 San Francisco

    New prosecutor takes on the Georgia election case against Trump and others (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    A longtime prosecutor announced he will take over the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others.

  4. The Oregonian

    Georgia election interference case against Trump to continue with new prosecutor (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    Pete Skandalakis, a longtime prosecutor announced he will take over the case against President Trump and others, after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was removed from the case and no one else wanted the job.

  5. Fortune

    Meet Pete Skandalakis, the new prosecutor taking over for Fani Willis on the Georgia election case against Trump, Giuliani, and 13 other defendants (opens Fortune)

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    The nonpartisan Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia was tasked with replacing Willis after she was disqualified over an “appearance of impropriety.”

  6. Fox News

    New prosecutor takes on Trump's Georgia election case after Fani Willis disqualified (opens Fox News)

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    Georgia's election case against President Donald Trump gets new prosecutor as Peter Skandalakis steps in after being unable to find another attorney willing to take the case.

  7. Forbes

    New Prosecutor Replaces Fani Willis In Trump’s Georgia Criminal Case (opens Forbes)

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    The head of the council tasked with replacing Fani Willis appointed himself after other prosecutors turned down the job.

  8. WHDH Boston

    New prosecutor to take on Georgia election case against Trump and others - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    ATLANTA (AP) — The leader of a nonpartisan organization announced he will take over the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others after Fulton

  9. Washington Examiner

    New prosecutor to oversee Georgia RICO case against Trump allies (opens Washington Examiner)

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    New prosecutor Peter Skandalakis took over Georgia’s Trump election case after Fani Willis’s removal, keeping the prosecution alive.

  10. CNN

    Georgia election interference case against Trump and allies will carry on with new prosecutor to replace Fani Willis (opens CNN)

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    The sprawling 41-count 2023 racketeering indictment case against President Donald Trump and several allies for their efforts to overturn his 2020 electoral defeat in Georgia will continue and is now in the hands of a new prosecutor.

  11. Newsweek

    Georgia Prosecutor Assigns Himself to Trump's 2020 Election Interference Case: What to Know (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    A new special prosecutor has been assigned in the 2020 Georgia election interference case.

  12. The Boston Globe

    New prosecutor to take on Georgia election case against Trump and others (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia was tasked with finding someone to lead the case after Fani Willis was disqualified over an “appearance of impropriety.”

  13. New York Post

    Prosecutor appoints himself to take over Georgia 2020 election case against Trump, admits no one else wanted the job (opens New York Post)

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    The leader of a nonpartisan organization announced he will take over the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was removed from the case.

  14. WMUR

    New prosecutor to take on Georgia election case against Trump (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The leader of a nonpartisan organization has announced that he will take over the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others.

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