According to former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, there is still a solid case against Donald Trump to take to trial despite the dismissal of several charges on Thursday.
Appearing on MSNBC with host Ana Cabrera, the legal analyst noted that on Thursday Judge Scott McAfee of Fulton County Superior Court tossed out three charges in the Trump case related to election interference in 2020 which was hailed as a win by the former president's legal team.
However, McAfee notably left in place a felony racketeering charge filed against Mr. Trump and his co-defendants, calling it “facially sound and constitutionally sufficient.”
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Asked by host Cabrera where the case now stands after being reduced to 32 charges from the initial 41, Vance claimed there is still a solid case to take to trial.
'Is there still meat on the bone as far as the charges Trump is facing here?" the host pressed.
"Yes, there is plenty of meat on the bone," Vance agreed. "It's the RICO [Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations] charge, the large overarching conspiracy that's so central to the efforts to interfere with the vote count in Georgia. And, at least for now, that charge goes forward."
Asked, "And so, in terms of when we could expect any kind of action in the courtroom, what does the timeline look like?" Vance replied, "So that's complicated, because we're in the middle of this Georgia appellate process over whether or not [Fulton County prosecutor] Fani Willis can continue with the case."
"What we're seeing in Georgia, a largely Republican-led state, is sort of the equivalent of when [Ohio Republican] Jim Jordan announces he's holding committee hearings in Washington over weaponization of government by Democrats," she elaborated. "That's what we're seeing in Georgia now with this legislative effort to delay Willis' prosecution. There are separation of powers issues that keep the legislative branch from looking into what prosecutors are doing, and here they've demanded documents and insight into her case while it's ongoing."
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