He had already proven that attempting to overturn the results of a democratic election is an easily forgivable sin as far as voters are concerned. Now, Donald Trump has officially got away with it.

The final criminal case against him – racketeering charges in the state of Georgia involving multiple alleged co-conspirators – has been dropped on the recommendation of a new prosecutor.

The criminal conspiracy case against Donald Trump in the US state of Georgia has officially been dismissed.Credit: AP

This is the case relating to an infamous phone call on January 2, 2021 – four days before the Capitol riots – where Trump told Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger: “I just want to find 11,780 votes.”

That would have been just enough to change the outcome in Georgia, which Joe Biden won by 11,779 votes, and deliver Georgia’s 16 electoral college votes to Trump. A grand jury indicted Trump in August 2023, following an investigation headed by district attorney Fani Willis.

Federal cases against Trump were ultimately dropped after the Supreme Court found presidents were immune from federal prosecution for acts undertaken in their official duties. That left the case in........

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