Trump To Be Tried Separately From Chesebro, Powell

The Associated Press reports:

A Georgia judge ruled Thursday that former President Donald Trump and 16 others will be tried separately from two defendants who are set to go to trial next month in the case accusing them of participating in an illegal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Lawyers Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro had filed demands for a speedy trial, and Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee set their trial to begin Oct. 23.

Trump and other defendants had asked to be tried separately from Powell and Chesebro, with some saying they could not be ready by the late October trial date.

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Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee had set an Oct. 23 trial date for lawyers Sidney Powell & Kenneth Chesebro in the Georgia 2020 election case.

Trump & other defendants had asked to be tried separately, with some saying they couldn’t be ready by October.https://t.co/h0IBQQhHQt

— Meg Kinnard (@MegKinnardAP) September 14, 2023