Trump and his Georgia co-defendants have had a strategic legal breakdown.
Attorney Kenneth Chesebro, one of the 19 defendants in Trump's Georgia indictment, requested an October trial date.
The move for a speedy trial may have been a bet by Chesebro that prosecutor Fani Willis wouldn't be prepared.
AdvertisementAdvertisementBut Willis accepted his request for a speedy trial, proposing in a legal filing that all defendants begin the proceedings as soon as October 23.
In other criminal proceedings, Trump has tried to delay trials until after the 2024 election.
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