The judge overseeing the Georgia election subversion case involving former President Trump has denied requests by two of the 19 defendants to be tried alone.
together. But the legal maneuvering that has already begun in the three weeks since the indictment was returned underscores the logistical complexity inherent in such a sprawling indictment with so many defendants.
Already some of those charged are seeking to speed up the process by attempting to separate themselves from the others accused in the alleged conspiracy while others are trying to move the charges against them from a state court to federal court. All of them have pleaded not guilty. The judge said he would try Chesebro and Powell together and adhere to an Oct. 23 trial date already set for Chesebro to comply with their demands for a speedy trial. He gave prosecutors until Tuesday to submit a brief on whether it should be a trial of two defendants or 19.
Lawyers for Chesebro and Powell argued separately that their clients don’t know each other and are not accused in the indictment of having participated in the same acts. They said it would be like conducting two distinct trials at the same time and that the unrelated evidence against one of them could taint the other.in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, has asked to be tried apart from anyone who files a speedy trial demand.
Willis’ team on Tuesday asked McAfee to allow the use of a jury questionnaire that prospective jurors would have filled out before they show up for jury selection, writing in a court filing that it “will facilitate and streamline the jury selection process in many respects.
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