Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has said she wants to try all 19 co-defendants at the same time. However, a legal move by one of the defendants could negate that.
The former president’s campaign attorney Kenneth Cheseboro — accused of orchestrating a scheme to send false electors to Congress for President Trump — was one of the first to surrender in Fulton County. His request means he is scheduled to go to trial in less than two months. And if that trial doesn’t start by Nov. 3, he’d be acquitted of all charges by Georgia law.Chesebro is one of the first to go to court on RICO charges.
Nichols said prosecutors with district attorney Fani Willis’ office will have to lay out all the evidence in their case months before Trump would go to trial — essentially tipping their hand to what their legal arguments and strategy will be. “Can you imagine how difficult it’s going to be in the state of Georgia and picking a jury for the next one, and the next one, and the next one?” Nichols said. “If the first jury comes back and says, not guilty?”
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