ATLANTA (AP) — A judge on Wednesday dismissed the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others after the prosecutor who took over the case said he would not pursue the charges, ending the last effort to punish the president in the courts for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when both worked at the network that the 2020 election was stolen, according to documents released as part of Smartmatic’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News.

Election interference charges in Georgia against second-term Republican President Donald Trump have been motioned for dismissal by the Prosecuting Attorney's Council.