Georgia legal twist: Trump team pushes for case dismissal after election win
Trumpʼs lawyers file new motion in Georgia court seeking to drop 2020 election case charges. They argue that president-elect status makes prosecution unconstitutional under current law
In a post-election legal move Donald Trumpʼs defense team sent papers to Georgiaʼs appeals system asking to throw-out his racketeering case (which is connected to the 2020 election issues)
The motion which was filed on Dec 4th focuses on a key-point: its supposedly against the constitution to put criminal charges on someone who will be the next president. The defense wants judge Scott McAfee to drop all charges — making their case that the courts dont have any power over this situation anymore
The legal papers push for immediate action asking the Georgia Court of Appeals to step-in and tell the Fulton County court to dismiss everything; this request comes right after Trump got president-elect status. The motion says that no sitting president can face prosecution “in any way“ which they say means the whole case needs to stop now
The defense team is using Trumpʼs new position as their main argument — stating that his upcoming role as commander-in-chief puts him above state-level prosecution; they want the appeals court to make this clear to the lower court where the case currently sits
