Former President Donald Trump asked a judge on Thursday to separate his racketeering case from that of his co-defendants who have opted for an October trial, saying a trial happening that quickly would violate his right to due process.
Trump's motion, filed by his attorney Steven Sadow in Fulton County Superior Court, came in response to co-defendants Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro asking for a speedy trial, which Judge Scott McAfee set for October 23.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis responded by taking the position that severance for any co-defendant, including Trump,"is improper at this juncture and that all Defendants should be tried together" on the newly set speedy trial date. Sadow countered that an October trial would not allow nearly enough time for Trump's legal team to prepare.
"Respectfully, requiring less than two months preparation time to defend a 98-page indictment, charging 19 defendants, with 41 various charges ... would violate President Trump’s federal and state constitutional rights to a fair trial and due process of law," the filing said.The request from Trump comes the same day he waived his arraignment appearance and pleaded not guilty to 13 felony charges he is facing over his alleged illegal attempts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.
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