Former President Donald Trump and several of his 18 co-defendants named in a racketeering indictment in Georgia have pleaded not guilty and waived their arraignment appearances, which were scheduled for next week.
Trump, who is facing 13 felonies for his alleged illegal attempt to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, entered his plea on Thursday.He and the 18 others had arraignments scheduled for Sept. 6, but per a standing order filed this month by Judge Scott McAfee in Fulton County Superior Court, defendants are able to waive their arraignments and enter not-guilty pleas in lieu of physically appearing at the court.
Powell and Chesebro are seeking speedy trials, which McAfee set for Oct. 23. Chesebro, however, also requested not to be tried with Powell, and Trump has requested to sever his case from both of them to avoid the October trial date, which his attorney said would not allow Trump due process. Smith's attorney wrote in his motion that the case involves"too many disparate predicate acts, too many prosecution witnesses, and a complex array of relationships of all the witnesses and defendants for the jury to comprehend."
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