The official, Pete Skandalakis, had been tasked by law with finding a new prosecutor for the election interference case after Fani T. Willis was removed from it.

WASHINGTON - A state prosecutor on Friday said he was taking control of a sprawling criminal case in Georgia accusing U.S. President Donald Trump and several allies of election interference, a move that prolongs the high-profile prosecution but does not fully resolve uncertainty about its future.  Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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

The man tasked with finding a replacement for Fani Willis was forced to appoint himself as special prosecutor.

The Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump continues under Peter Skandalakis after Fani Willis' disqualification created a prosecutorial vacuum.

Fani Willis pleaded for someone to have the "courage" to prosecute Trump, but the new prosecutor who appointed himself in her stead may not do as she hopes.