Judge Scott McAfee has a decision to make in Trump's Georgia case - BBC News

Will Judge Scott McAfee, 34, reassign his former boss away from her biggest criminal prosecution?

17 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsUS Election 2020Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Will Judge Scott McAfee reassign his former boss away from her biggest criminal prosecution?By Kayla Epstein and Sam CabralBBC NewsMisconduct allegations against the lawyer prosecuting Donald Trump in Georgia threaten to derail her case. A rookie judge - her former subordinate - is deciding whether to keep her on the case or reassign it to another prosecutor, or even possibly throw it out.

At just 34 years old, Judge Scott McAfee recently marked his first year on the bench but he has already presided over the trial of a lifetime, one involving criminal charges against a former president.

The prosecution in Fulton County, for allegedly conspiring to interfere in the 2020 election, is the most legally and logistically complex of the four criminal cases against Mr Trump.

Not only are 18 alleged co-conspirators charged alongside the current Republican presidential nominee, the trial will also likely be the only one that is televised.

But even before it has been scheduled, Superior Court Judge McAfee is contending with whether or not a new team of prosecutors is needed in the case.

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