John David Mercer/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - A lawyer for Donald Trump said on Friday that the former U.S. president should not face trial on charges that he sought to overturn the 2020 election results in the state of Georgia if he wins the election next year.
Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden in the 2024 election.
Sadow said that if Trump wins the election, he would seek to postpone the trial until after he left office, arguing that it would interfere with his responsibilities as president.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis last week requested the Georgia trial begin in August 2024, a timeline that would likely extend the proceedings through Election Day and into early 2025.
“What would be the state's response that having this trial on Election Day is election interference?” Judge Scott McAfee asked prosecutors.
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Steve Sadow, Donald Trump, Scott McAfee, Donald John Trump, John David Mercer, Steven Sadow, Trump, Joe Biden, Sadow, Sadow’s, Fani Willis, Nathan Wade, “, ” Trump, ” Sadow, McAfee, Andrew Goudsward, Scott Malone, Jonathan Oatis
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Superior Court, Fulton County, Georgia, Atlanta , Georgia, U.S