Two co-defendants of former President Trump in the Georgia election interference case, who had requested speedy trials, urged a judge on Wednesday to formally separate their cases from the broader indictment. This move is aimed at undermining the efforts of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is seeking to consolidate all defendants into a single, massive trial. If their request is granted, it would result in the case being split, allowing their individual trials to commence as early as October. However, Trump is opposed to this timeline and prefers to slow down the proceedings.
These motions, filed on Wednesday, are part of the increasingly complex pretrial maneuvers involving Trump, his co-defendants, and Willis, who is pushing for an October trial encompassing all defendants. Sidney Powell and John Chesebro, both of whom maintain their innocence, have already invoked their right to a speedy trial, which, according to Georgia law, must commence before early November. While Powell’s lawyers have expressed the desire to separate his case from the other defendants, no official motion has been filed as of now. Similarly, Trump has indicated his intention to sever his case from his lawyers, but no motion has been filed to that effect either.
These motions are currently pending and are expected to be addressed by the judge. Scott McAfee’s hearing is scheduled for late October, with Chesebro’s trial set to begin in October and Powell’s request still pending for late November.
Furthermore, Trump’s legal team is seeking to compel Willis to disclose the identities of the unindicted co-conspirators named in the indictment, alleged to have played a role in the events of late December, early November, late December, mid-November, and early January. This request pertains to individuals associated with the case but not formally charged. The mention of “The President’s wife and wife’Sara Raskin Raskina Rask” appears to be unrelated and unclear in this context.
