The judge presiding over the election interference case in Georgia has dismissed some of the criminal counts against former President Donald Trump. In a ruling Wednesday, Judge Scott McAfee found that six of the counts in the indictment against Trump and some of his co-defendants lacked sufficient detail. The judge left open the possibility that prosecutors could re-file the counts.

Ruling on Dismissed Counts

Judge McAfee found that the language used in the indictment was too "generic" and did not specify which part of which oath of which constitution — the state or federal — the defendants had been accused of requesting the officials to violate. One of the dismissed counts involved Trump's call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, urging him to "find" enough votes for him to be declared the victor in the state, which he'd lost to Joe Biden. Another involved a letter Trump sent to Raffensperger urging him to "decertify" the 2020 election results. Trump was indicted on three of the six counts that were dismissed. He still faces 10 other counts in the case.

Reaction to the Ruling

Trump attorney Steve Sadow praised the judge's decision in a statement, calling the prosecution political and constituting election interference. A spokesperson for Giuliani, Ted Goodman, also praised the ruling and said, “The sooner this whole show trial is dismissed, the sooner we can restore the rule of law in this country."

Next Steps

The decision comes ahead of another highly anticipated ruling McAfee is expected to issue this week — whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified from the case. The judge has said he plans to issue that ruling in the coming days.