Two of Donald J. Trump’s co-defendants in the Georgia election-interference case will go to trial together on Oct. 23, a judge ruled on Wednesday.
The defendants, Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro, had asked to be tried separately from one another.
The ruling from Judge Scott McAfee of Fulton County Superior Court, however, is contingent on the case remaining in state court — a situation that could change if other defendants succeed at moving the case into a federal courtroom.
Fani T. Willis, the district attorney of Fulton County, is still holding out hope that all 19 defendants in the racketeering case can be tried together.
But during the hearing, Judge McAfee said he remained “very skeptical” that a single trial for all 19 defendants could work.
Persons:
Donald J, Trump’s, Sidney Powell, Kenneth Chesebro, Scott McAfee, Fani, Willis, Judge McAfee, Powell, Chesebro
Organizations:
Fulton County Superior Court
Locations:
Georgia, Fulton County