Burt Jones’ role as a fake elector after the 2020 election announced he will not move forward with criminal charges against the former state senator. “The evidence also indicates Senator Jones did not act with criminal intent, which is an essential element of committing any crime.”A Georgia judge blocked Willis from investigating Jones in July 2022. Jones was then a Republican state senator, and Willis was reprimanded by the judge for hosting a fundraiser for the Democratic candidate who was running against Jones to be Georgia’s next lieutenant governor. In his four-page written statement on Friday, Skandalakis said that Jones “fully cooperated” with the lengthy investigation over the course of four interviews. Gov Burt Jones told CNN in a written statement.

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Persons: Burt Jones, Jones, Fani Willis, Donald Trump, “, Pete Skandalakis, ” Skandalakis, ”, Willis, Skandalakis, Brian Kemp, Jones “, Gov Burt Jones, ” Willis ’ Organizations: Atlanta CNN, Gov, Republican, Trump, Electoral College, Democratic, CNN Locations: Georgia, Georgia’s, Fulton County