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Peter Skandalakis appointed himself as prosecutor in Georgia’s Trump election interference case.

He said no other prosecutor agreed to take the case before a court-imposed deadline.

The case continues after Fani Willis was disqualified over a conflict of interest.

ATLANTA - The head of the Georgia Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council has appointed himself as the prosecutor in the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump.

Georgia election interference case prosecutor change

What they're saying:

Peter Skandalakis said he appointed himself because no other prosecutor was willing to take the case.

"The filing of this appointment reflects my inability to secure another conflict prosecutor to assume responsibility for this case. Several prosecutors w

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