{"id":2010882,"date":"2023-08-24T14:16:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T18:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indictment-co-defendant-chesebro-makes-surprise-speedy-trial-request\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T14:18:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T18:18:02","slug":"donald-trump-indictment-co-defendant-chesebro-makes-surprise-speedy-trial-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indictment-co-defendant-chesebro-makes-surprise-speedy-trial-request\/","title":{"rendered":"Co-defendant Chesebro unexpectedly demands &#8216;speedy trial&#8217; in Donald Trump indictment."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdonald-trump-indictment-co-defendant-chesebro-makes-surprise-speedy-trial-request%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2010882&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Attorney Kenneth Chesebro Demands \u2063Speedy \u2063Trial\u2062 in Trump Election Subversion Case<\/h2>\n<p>Attorney Kenneth Chesebro, one of 19 individuals charged in a sweeping racketeering case\u2063 involving former President Donald Trump&#8217;s\u200b alleged efforts to subvert the \u200d2020 election in Georgia, is making\u2062 a\u200c bold \u200bdemand for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-to-pardon-gen-michael-flynn-per-report\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump to Pardon Gen. Michael Flynn, Per Report\">speedy trial<\/a>. Chesebro&#8217;s defense team, consisting of Scott Grubman \u2064and Manny Arora, \u2062filed a motion with Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee, citing \u2063Georgia state \u2064law that sets a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teens-dont-read-books-anymore-because-theyre-wasting-their-lives-on-tiktok\/\" title=\"Teens ditch books for TikTok, wasting their lives.\">strict time limit<\/a> for a fair trial.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Mr. Chesebro has given\u200d his official notice\u2063 that he intends to \u200bavail himself of that \u2062right. Mr. Chesebro maintains his \u2063innocence\u2063 and remains \u2063confident\u2063 as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/planned-parenthood-arizona-requests-1864-abortion-ban-be-immediately-blocked\/\" title=\"Planned Parenthood Arizona Requests 1864 Abortion Ban Be Immediately Blocked\">legal process continues<\/a>,&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Chesebro, who collaborated with local \u200cGOP officials in Georgia to organize an alternate slate of \u2064electors, \u2063is pushing for a trial even earlier than \u200dthe \u2064requested \u200cMarch start\u2062 date\u2064 proposed by District Attorney Fani Willis. Georgia&#8217;s\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indictment-co-defendant-chesebro-makes-surprise-speedy-trial-request\/\" title=\"Co-defendant Chesebro unexpectedly demands 'speedy trial' in Donald Trump indictment.\">speedy trial rules dictate<\/a> that Chesebro&#8217;s case \u2063must be tried by the end of October. However, complications may arise as three other defendants\u2062 are \u200dcurrently seeking to move their case to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-is-fast-tracking-sidney-powells-request-for-a-forensic-exam-of-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"Federal Court Is Fast-Tracking Sidney Powell\u2019s Request For A Forensic Exam Of Dominion Voting Machines\">federal court<\/a> in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>Legal experts have cautioned that cases \u200cinvolving Georgia&#8217;s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act can often take years before reaching \u200ctrial. Many have expressed \u2063skepticism regarding the feasibility of Willis&#8217;s\u200b proposed timetable. Chesebro&#8217;s request for a speedy trial sharply\u2062 contrasts \u2064with Trump&#8217;s legal strategy in his own criminal\u200b cases, \u200cwhere he has\u200c consistently \u2063sought to delay\u2063 proceedings until after \u200cthe\u2063 election.<\/p>\n<p>In a subsequent filing on Thursday, Chesebro \u2063requested an expedited \u2064arraignment to swiftly commence \u200bhis trial in the criminal case. Arraignments\u2064 are already\u2062 scheduled to begin \u2063next week and \u2064run through September 8, although Judge Scott McAfee has not indicated the\u2062 order or timing of the proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Brickman, \u2063an \u200dAtlanta-based attorney,\u2062 described Chesebro&#8217;s filings as a &#8220;strategic decision&#8221;\u2064 that \u2062is \u2063rarely seen. He suggested that the defense may be testing the state&#8217;s \u2062preparedness or attempting to catch them off guard. Brickman emphasized the importance \u200bof\u200d being cautious when making such strategic decisions.<\/p>\n<p>District Attorney Fani Willis has previously stated her intention to try all 19 defendants simultaneously.\u200d Chesebro faces charges including\u2062 violating\u2064 the \u2064RICO \u2064Act, conspiring\u2064 to impersonate a public officer, conspiring to file a \u2063false document, and\u200d multiple counts of\u2062 conspiring to commit forgery \u2064and false statements.<\/p>\n<p>Chesebro\u200b is \u2064also \u200bbelieved to \u200cbe co-conspirator 5 in special counsel Jack Smith&#8217;s \u2064federal case in Washington, D.C., which focuses on Trump&#8217;s alleged attempts to subvert the\u200d 2020 election results.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more\u200b from\u2062 The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>hearing that his client is eager to have his day in court and wants the trial to proceed quickly. Chesebro is among the individuals accused of participating in a wide-ranging conspiracy orchestrated by Trump to undermine the integrity of the 2020 Georgia election. Grubman emphasized the importance of a speedy trial for his client.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2010884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2010882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2010882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010882\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2010884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2010882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2010882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2010882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}