A Georgia judge gave a “middle of the road” ruling, legal experts said, by ordering that the district attorney prosecuting the Georgia voting interference case continue without the special prosecutor who had a personal relationship with the DA.

Some pointed to upcoming costs and delays for the DA’s office in having to find and name a new lead prosecutor, but one legal expert said that other special prosecutors were the true legal theorists on the case and that the impact of Nathan Wade’s departure might be minimal.

Judge Scott McAfee of Fulton County Superior Court. (Courtesy Photo) Judge Scott McAfee of Fulton County Superior Court. (Courtesy photo)