The hearing that went down in history… Trump’s trial was broadcast live on television
Although Trump and the other defendants did not personally attend the hearing held in the United States Supreme District Court for the Fulton District, attorneys were present.
Judge Scott McAfee, who is presiding over the case, has decided for the trial to begin on October 23, taking into account demands for a “expedited trial” defended by lawyers for former Trump campaign lawyers Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell.
When lawyers for Kenneth and Powell demanded that their clients be tried independently, the judge said this was not necessary for the defendants to have a “fair trial”.
THE JUDGMENT IS OVER
Separately, Judge McAfee said he found the state prosecutors’ request to stand trial with Chesebro and Powell on October 23 for 17 other defendants “highly suspicious,” but said he would listen to the prosecution’s case on this issue. later.
At the hearing, prosecutors shared the information that the trial of 19 people, including Trump, will last around 4 months, and that the state plans to hear more than 150 witnesses, while McAfee assessed that this period could be up to 8 months due to the large number of defendants.
While the trial went down in history as Trump’s first live televised trial, Trump and 18 other defendants were not present in court because they exercised their right to “not attend the hearing” under Georgia state law. .
Trump and the 18 defendants denied all charges related to the trial in Georgia days before the trial.
Mark Meadows, Trump’s White House chief of staff, who was among the defendants, also requested that the case be heard in federal court.
ATTACKS AGAINST TRUMP
Trump was indicted by the Atlanta grand jury on August 15 with interfering with the results of the 2020 election in the state of Georgia, and turned himself in on August 24 as part of the indictment.
It was the first time a criminal record photo had been taken for the arrest record of Trump, who posted $200,000 bail when he turned himself in. Trump went down in history as the “first American president with a criminal record.”
Trump had raised more than $7.1 million for the grassroots Republican nomination in the first week after he surrendered on Aug. 24. (AA)
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