Georgia judge drops two more charges against Donald Trump in election interference case

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The judge in the Georgia election interference case dismissed three counts, including two charges against Trump, citing jurisdiction issues, 32 counts remain...

The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others on Thursday tossed out three counts in the indictment including two counts brought against the former president saying that they lie beyond the state's jurisdiction.P)..

The against Trump and others who are appealing an order allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue prosecuting the case is on hold while that appeal is pending..

At issue in Thursday's ruling are two counts having to do with the filing of a document with the federal court in Atlanta that declared that Trump had won the state of Georgia and 16 Republicans who signed the document were the duly elected and qualified electors from the state..

The third count charges Trump and Eastman with filing false documents, saying they knowingly and unlawfully filed a a lawsuit with the federal court in Atlanta while having reason to know that the document included at least one materially false" statement about the 2020 election in Georgia..

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