A trial date of October 23rd has been set for one defendant, Kenneth Chesebro, in Georgia's election subversion case. Chesebro, a Trump-affiliated attorney, filed a motion requesting a speedy trial. Under Georgia law, the case must be tried by the end of the current or next court term. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee approved the October 23rd trial date, but only for Chesebro's case in response to his speedy trial demand. Pre-trial deadlines for him were also set in September. The judge's order means the accelerated timeline only applies to Chesebro for now, not the other 18 defendants. Legal challenges like transfers to federal court could affect whether the cases of Trump or other defendants are tried together or separately from Chesebro's.
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00:00 It's Benzinga and here's what's on the block.
00:02 - A trial date of October 23rd has been set
00:04 for one defendant, Kenneth Cheesbro,
00:06 in Georgia's election subversion case.
00:08 Cheesbro, a Trump-affiliated attorney,
00:10 filed a motion requesting a speedy trial.
00:13 Under Georgia law, this means the case must be tried
00:15 by the end of the current or next court term.
00:17 Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee
00:20 approved the October 23rd trial date,
00:22 but only for Cheesbro's case
00:23 in response to a speedy trial demand.
00:26 Pre-trial deadlines for him were also set in September.
00:28 The judge's order means the accelerated timeline
00:31 only applies to Cheesbro for now,
00:32 not the other 18 defendants.
00:34 Legal challenges like transfers to federal court
00:37 could affect whether the cases of Trump
00:38 or other defendants are tried together
00:40 or separately from Cheesbro's.
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