Former President Donald Trump has asked an Atlanta judge to vacate his case from two of his 18 co-defendants in alleged Georgia election interference who want their trial to begin in late October, new court filings show.
The 77-year-old’s legal team moved on Thursday for separate proceedings after Trump pleaded not guilty to all 13 charges against him. Former campaign attorneys Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell have already asked for their trial to be held on Oct. 23, citing the Peach State’s right to speedy proceedings.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis responded to Chesebro and Powell’s request by asking to try all 19 defendants at that time.
Attorney Steven Sadow argued the October hearing would interfere with scheduled arguments in the Medicare fraud trial later in September in Florida federal court.
The attorney also said under two months is not enough time to prepare a legal defense to the 98-page, 41-count indictment handed up Aug. 14 by a grand jury called Willis.
If a speedy trial is granted, Sadow added, the rule requiring prosecutors to share certain evidence with defendants at least 10 days before the trial date would be waived, as would the requirement that the accused be notified at least a week before proceedings are scheduled. to start.
Former President Donald Trump has asked an Atlanta judge to dismiss his case from two of his 18 co-defendants in the Georgia election meddling allegations.ZUMAPRESS.com
The defendant will also be barred from calling witnesses whose testimony is not provided to the prosecutor at least 10 days before the trial.
“The State is entitled to a fair trial as well as the Defense,” Sadow wrote in his motion on August 30. “By filing a statutory speedy trial claim, Defendants chose to proceed to trial without the benefit of the kind of advance notice of the State’s discovery and evidence of similar transactions that should have been afforded them.”
What we know about Trump and the 18 others charged in the 2020 Georgia election probe
Donald Trump
- Former president of the United States
- Faces 13 charges related to allegations of lying about election tampering involving the 2020 presidential election in Georgia and repeatedly trying to get state officials to break their oaths and alleging voter fraud.
Former President Donald Trump faces 13 charges related to the 2020 election. EPA/Alex Edelman
Rudy Giuliani
- Former New York City mayor and former federal prosecutor turned Trump lawyer
- Faced with 13 charges for leading Trump’s election challenge while allegedly conspiring to commit a crime while impersonating a public official and filing false documents.
Mark Meadows
- Former White House chief of staff
- Faces two charges for arranging a Jan. 2 call by Trump to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to try to overturn the state’s election results, after a Dec. 23 call by Trump to Frances Watson, the chief investigator for the Georgia secretary of state, to do the same.
John Eastman
- Trump’s lawyer
- Faces nine charges for urging then-Vice President Mike Pence to reject Biden’s electors, claiming in court filings that about 72,000 people voted illegally in Georgia and speaking at a rally before Trump supporters stormed the Capitol to disrupt the certification of the election.
Attorney John Eastman, architect of the legal strategy aimed at keeping former President Donald Trump in power, speaks to reporters after a hearing in Los Angeles, June 20, 2023. AP/ Jae C. Hong
Jeffrey Clark
- Former acting assistant attorney general for the Civil Division of the Department of Justice
- Faced with two counts of writing a document in late December that allegedly falsely claimed the Justice Department had “identified significant concerns that may have impacted election results in several states, including the State of Georgia.”
Kenneth Chesbro
- Trump’s lawyer
- Facing seven charges including plotting for alternate voters to allegedly try to disrupt the election results.
Sidney Powell
- Trump’s lawyer
- Faced with seven counts including computer theft, invasion of privacy and attempting to defraud the state after making claims of voter machine fraud and attempting to access voter files.
Sidney Powell faces two charges including for allegedly soliciting a public official. AP/ Balce Ceneta
Jenna Ellis
- Trump’s lawyer
- Facing two charges including allegedly asking public officials to violate their oath of office by pressuring state senators to support surrogate electors for Trump while falsely alleging election fraud.
Ray Smith
- Trump’s lawyer
- Faced with 12 charges including allegedly conspiring to support electoral rolls and pressuring officials while helping lead Trump’s election challenge in Georgia.
Mike Roman
- Trump campaign aides
- Facing seven charges including allegedly conspiring to support alternate voters and committing fraud while working on the plan.
Trevian Kutti
- Kanye West’s former publicist
- Faced with three charges including for allegedly soliciting false statements by meeting with election officer Ruby Freeman for an hour to pressure her to admit to filling in ballots at the counting centre.
Harrison Floyd
- Former executive director of Black Voices for Trump
- Faced with three charges including conspiracy to obtain false statements by helping Kutti pressure Freeman, including by allegedly saying his safety was threatened and offering protection.
Rep. Mark Meadows, the former White House chief of staff, faces two charges for arranging a Jan. 2 call by Trump to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Stephen Lee
- Illinois pastor
- Faced with five charges including allegedly trying to influence a witness and soliciting false statements by pressuring Freeman, including going to his home and talking to neighbors.
Robert Cheeley
- Georgia attorney
- Faces 10 charges including perjury and conspiring to impersonate a public official when presenting evidence of alleged fraud to lawmakers.
Hampton is foggy
- Former officer in Coffee County, Georgia
- Faced with seven charges including conspiracy to commit electoral fraud, computer theft and invasion of privacy after falsely claiming voting machine fraud.
Scott Hall
- Bail bonds
- Faces seven charges for involvement in Coffee County voting machine fraud claims.
Cathy Latham
- One of Georgia’s 16 alternative voters for Trump
- Faces 11 charges including impersonating a public officer, forgery and lying about his role in pressing voter fraud claims in Coffee County.
David Shafer faces eight charges, one of which is impersonating a public official.AP/John Bazemore
David Shaffer
- One of Georgia’s 16 alternative voters for Trump
- Facing eight charges including impersonating a public officer, forgery and lying about his role in calling alternates for the Dec. 14 meeting.
Shawn Still
- One of Georgia’s 16 alternative voters for Trump
- Faced with seven charges including impersonating a public official, forgery and lying to a state senator to falsely claim that two state officials admitted to widespread fraud.
“Similarly, the decision also caused the Defendant to use any evidence that was not presented on time to the State,” he said. “If the Defendants in this case wish to proceed to trial under these circumstances, then they should be required to confirm this, in person and on the record, prior to trial.”
Trump faces charges under Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), as well as conspiracy, making false statements and soliciting public officials to violate their oath of office.
Chesebro and Powell each face seven charges for allegedly planning to introduce fake voters to cast Peach State votes for Trump, computer theft, invasion of privacy, making false statements about voting machine fraud and trying to access voter files, among other things.
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has separately petitioned to have his case moved to federal court, with a decision expected later this week.
Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro are seeking a speedy trial in the Georgia case. via REUTERS
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis responded to Chesebro and Powell’s request by asking to try all 19 defendants at that time.AP
Meadows, 64, argued during Monday’s hearing that his actions were consistent with his executive branch duties at the time and thus should be resolved at the federal level. He faces RICO charges and a charge of soliciting an officer to violate their oath of office.
The former White House chief of staff participated in the now-infamous January 2, 2021 phone call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, in which the former president asked officials to “find 11,870 votes” for him to win the state. .
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has set a Sept. 6 trial hearing for all 19 co-defendants — four of whom, including Trump, have pleaded not guilty and waived their right to appear in person.
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