The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s election interference case in Fulton County struck-down the DA’s efforts to try the former president alongside his 18 co-defendants Thursday.
District Attorney Fani Willis initially sought to prosecute the case with one jury.
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“The precarious ability of the Court to safeguard each defendant’s due process rights and preparation ensure adequate pretrial preparation on the current accelerated track weights heavily, if not decisively, in favor of severance,” stated the judge.
A Georgia judge ruled that Donald Trump and 16 other co-defendants won’t have to go to trial in October with two others who have sought a speedy trial, effectively denying an Atlanta-area prosecutor’s bid to try all 19 together. https://t.co/IyKznRxhmE
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“Severance is an absolute necessity. Additional divisions of these 17 defendants may well be required,” the judge added. “That is a decision for another day once the many anticipated pretrial motions have been resolved and a realistic trial date approaches.”