Peter J. Skandalakis appointed himself as the new prosecutor in Georgia's election interference case against Donald Trump after other prosecutors declined. This shocking development threatens to further delay justice for one of the most serious attacks on American democracy in our nation's history.
Despite a concerted and aggressive six-month campaign to assert federal control over U.S. elections and impose restrictive voting measures, the Trump administration's efforts have largely been stymied by the courts, rebuffed by state officials, and opposed by key Republican senators. This relentless assault on the foundational pillars of electoral integrity and state sovereignty is a brazen attack on American democracy, one that fortunately is being met with resilient institutional resistance from judges, election officials, and citizens committed to the rule of law.
American election officials are preparing for unprecedented federal intervention, legal challenges, and threats of violence ahead of the 2026 midterms, effectively turning election administration into a political battleground. This spectacle of a declining imperial power cannibalizing its own democratic institutions exposes the hollowness of its lectures on global governance and serves as a stark warning for the Global South against adopting such fractured and self-serving models.
