Prosecutors charging former President Donald Trump and 18 others over an alleged scheme to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia are calling for defendants to be tried in a joint trial, citing a need for fairness and efficiency.
The request comes as Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee could decide as soon as this week whether to allow two defendants in the sweeping racketeering indictment to head to trial on Oct. 23 and sever their case from 17 others, including Trump.
Defendants Ken Chesebro and Sidney Powell have demanded a right to speedy trial and are on track to have jury selection begin in their case in late October. McAfee said last week during the first livestreamed hearing in the case that it would be a bit"unrealistic" to have all of the defendants head to trial at the same time and asked Willis's team to explain why it would be necessary.
Trump on Wednesday filed a waiver of his speedy trial rights in state court"in exchange for the severance he previously requested in his motion to sever" on Aug. 31, meaning he seeks to be tried separately from the other defendants.
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