The Fulton County district attorney is hoping to prosecute all 19 defendants together in her sprawling election interference case.
is another one of the defendants charged in Willis' probe who has requested a fast-tracked trial, which sees proceedings begin no less than 70 days after an indictment was brought against them.
With Chesebro's trial date set for late October, Willis' request, if it succeeds, would mean the other 18 defendants would also face trial on that date, whether or not they had asked for their cases to be fast-tracked. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference at the Fulton County government building on August 14, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. The prosecutor has asked that all 19 defendants in her RICO case be tried together.Trump, the frontrunner in the GOP presidential primary, is one of the defendants who is unlikely to request a speedy trial and will more likely try to delay it until after the next election at least.
to have his federal trial into the events leading up to the January 6 attack take place in April 2026.General Counsel Andrew Weissmann said that Willis had made the right move in requesting that all 19 defendants be put on trial together.
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