HisArpy
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The case was dismissed due to the absence of explanations for the six dropped charges. However, the District Attorney (DA) can add specifications of the applicable Georgia and US Constitutions and bring the case again. Experts, speaking on television today, have mentioned that the lack of specification noted by the judge is not uncommon and does not necessarily weaken the prosecution's case. Nevertheless, the process requires another grand jury to be reconvened. Those speaking today [Republican and Democrat] acknowledged the judge's finding had legal merits and pointed out that he was doing due diligence in the case.
The recorded conversation between Trump and Raffensberger was one of those dropped. However, the content of the conversation is subject matter included and still stands in the RICO indictment portions, untouched by Judge McAffee.
The case still has substantial legs and merit to continue the prosecution.
Friday, the critical question of whether or not Willis and Wade, are removed from the case is expected to be delivered.
If removed, Trump's delaying tactics get a major shot in the arm as a new team gets appointed or it's perhaps dropped. If not, it still pushes the case back in time - justice is delayed again over the fiasco between Willis and Wade tarnished the case.
Actually, the charges were dropped because the judge was looking at his hole card.
In the inevitable appeal of any guilty verdicts, those charges would have been dismissed for the reasons the judge gave in his order. The difference is that the appeals court would have the failure of the judge to dismiss them as an error of law. That hits the judge right in his fairness and neutrality.
No judge wants to be told by the appeals court that he fucked up by ignoring the law. In high profile cases that's enough for the judge to lose his next reelection.
The remaining charges have enough ambiguity that the judge is going to let a jury sort them out. That lets him off the hook for any appellate reversals. Kind of. Technically a judge has the power to reverse a jury's decision if, based on the law, the jury obviously reached a wrong verdict. However, failure to do that isn't as bad as a reversal as being called out for a major mistake in a matter of law.