Georgia state prosecutor Pete Skandalakis said he will lead an investigation of Lt. Gov. Burt Jones’ alleged role in trying to help Donald Trump overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state.
Skandalakis, executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, faced criticism for dragging his feet in finding a new prosecutor after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in 2022 was disqualified after her fundraiser for Jones’ political rival, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Skandalakis’ office had assumed responsibility for appointing a prosecutor to investigate Jones in July 2022, the same month Fulton County Judge Robert McBurney yanked Willis from the Jones probe, saying “the optics are horrific,” the outlet noted.
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