An Atlanta judge has denied prosecutors’ request to try former President Donald Trump along with 18 co-defendants next month for their indictment for attempting to overturn 2020 election results in…
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled thatto a speedy trial could sever their case from the former president, court filings show. “The Court joins the skepticism expressed by several federal courts that denying severance always ensures efficiency, especially in ‘mega trials’ such as this,” McAfee wrote in an order, calling it “a procedural and logistical inevitability” that co-defendants would be separated.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had opposed co-defendants severing their cases from each other, arguing in a Wednesday filing that “multiple lengthy trials would create an enormous strain” on the court. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled Thursday that two co-defendants who had invoked their right to a speedy trial could sever their case from the former president.The Atlanta prosecutor charged Trump and his allies Aug. 14 with 41 counts, including violations of Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, conspiracy, false statements and asking a public official to violate their oath of office.Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell, who were charged after working as campaign lawyers for Trump in 2020, had their request for a trial date of Oct. 23 in the Peach State approved by the judge last week. The Atlanta judge denied prosecutors’ request to try former President Donald Trump along with 18 co-defendants next month.Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had opposed co-defendants severing their cases from each other.“Defendants Chesebro and Powell will join each other at trial, however, the other 17 defendants are severed from these two,” McAfee said in his order, also denying the pair’s request to separate from each other. “Additional severances may follow.” The judge also denied requests in his ruling to pause prosecutions of former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and other defendants who are
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