Key takeaways:
- Trump and two of his co-defendants have requested that their cases be formally separated from the indictment in Georgia.
- Attorneys Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro have filed motions asking for their cases to be severed from the other defendants.
- The complexity of trying 19 people all at once has led to the requests for separation.
Former President Donald Trump and two of his co-defendants have requested that their cases be formally separated from the indictment in Georgia over attempts to overturn the state’s 2020 election results.
On Thursday, Trump entered a plea of not guilty to state-level charges brought in Fulton County accusing him of orchestrating a criminal enterprise to reverse his loss in the 2020 election. Attorneys Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro, both charged with racketeering alongside the former president, filed motions Wednesday asking for their cases to be severed from the other defendants.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is currently in negotiations with the squadron of co-defendants after Chesebro and Powell both demanded a speedy trial. Trump has found himself split from several of the other 18 defendants in the sprawling RICO prosecution brought by Willis.
Trump waived his right to appear in court for an arraignment on the charges, specifying that he was “freely and voluntarily” waiving his right to appear. The complexity of trying 19 people all at once has led to the requests for separation, and the outcome of these requests is yet to be seen.
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