A special prosecutor has been appointed to examine whether Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones should face criminal charges related to his involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state. The Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia has designated its executive director, Pete Skandalakis, to handle the matter following a decision that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was disqualified from prosecuting Jones in connection with her election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others.
Jones, along with 15 other state Republicans, signed a certificate asserting that Trump had won Georgia and declaring themselves as the state’s “duly elected and qualified” electors, despite Democrat Joe Biden being declared the winner in the state. Additionally, Jones, while serving as a state senator post-election, advocated for a special session of Georgia’s Legislature with the aim of overturning Biden's narrow victory in the state.
