Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis’ request was rejected by the Georgia judge, but Donald Trump had already waived his right to an early trial.
A judge in the US state of Georgia denied a request to speed up the trial in the case in which Donald Trump is accused of participating in an illegal scheme to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election.
According to CNN, the trial of the former president of the United States should start only in 2024taking into account that Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis’ request for the trial of Trump and 16 other suspects to begin next October was rejected.
Although the judge decided to reject the request, on Wednesday the former US president had waived his right to request a speedy trial. This waiver of the request is in line with the efforts that the Republican Party primary recandidate has made in his other cases, seeking to delay the procedures, to prepare a return to the White House in the 2024 elections.
Prosecutors say holding several lengthy trials, rather than one starting Oct. 23, would “create enormous strain on the court’s judicial resources” and would favor defendants as they would have the advantage of seeing the evidence and arguments. of the accusation before being tried. tried.
Under Georgia law, any defendant who files a motion for a speedy trial has the right to have the trial begin within the court’s deadline when the motion is filed or on the next deadline proposed by the court. Meanwhile, five of the 19 defendants are trying to have their cases heard in federal courts instead of state courts.
Among them is former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, who argued that his allegations relate to situations within the scope of his duties as a federal employee.
Source: Observadora
