{"id":2018300,"date":"2023-08-31T15:48:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T19:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pleads-not-guilty-in-georgia-rico-case-seeks-to-sever-case-from-co-defendants-seeking-speedy-trial\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T15:49:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T19:49:20","slug":"trump-pleads-not-guilty-in-georgia-rico-case-seeks-to-sever-case-from-co-defendants-seeking-speedy-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pleads-not-guilty-in-georgia-rico-case-seeks-to-sever-case-from-co-defendants-seeking-speedy-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump denies guilt in Georgia RICO case, wants separate trial for faster proceedings."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Ftrump-pleads-not-guilty-in-georgia-rico-case-seeks-to-sever-case-from-co-defendants-seeking-speedy-trial%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=2018300&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>Former President Donald Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Felony Charges<\/h2>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump pled not guilty \u2064on Thursday to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-18-others-charged-in-georgia-with-41-criminal-counts\/\" title=\"Trump and 18 others face 41 criminal charges in Georgia.\">13 felony charges<\/a> he faces in Fulton\u200b County, Georgia, over his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>The 77-year-old former president also waived his right \u2064to appear at his\u2063 arraignment \u200dnext week, according to court filings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnderstanding my rights, \u2064I do hereby freely and voluntarily waive my right\u200d to\u2063 be present at my arraignment on the Indictment and my right to have it read to me in open court,\u201d Trump said in the filing. \u201cAs evidenced by my signature below, I do hereby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pleads-not-guilty-in-georgia-rico-case-seeks-to-sever-case-from-co-defendants-seeking-speedy-trial\/\" title=\"Trump denies guilt in Georgia RICO case, wants separate trial for faster proceedings.\">waive\u2062 formal arraignment<\/a> and enter my plea of NOT GUILTY to the\u2063 Indictment\u2062 in this case.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEWS: Donald Trump has waived his arraignment in Fulton \u2062County. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LmXMLQAMe5\">pic.twitter.com\/LmXMLQAMe5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kyledcheney\/status\/1697266936516637069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump also moved to sever the case against him from any co-defendants \u200cwho \u201chave demanded a speedy trial,\u201d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-asks-supreme-court-to-cancel-asylum-border-wall-arguments\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Asks Supreme Court to Cancel Asylum, Border Wall Arguments\">separate court filing<\/a> \u200bsaid.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b filing said it \u201cwould violate \u2062President Trump\u2019s federal and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-shreds-biden-over-bidens-border-crisis-this-is-an-intentional-policy-rooted-in-an-open-borders-ideology\/\" title=\"DeSantis Shreds Biden Over Biden\u2019s Border Crisis: \u2018This Is An Intentional Policy Rooted In An Open Borders Ideology\u2019\">state constitutional rights<\/a> to a fair trial\u2063 and due \u2064process \u2064of law.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN Donald TRUMP \u200bhas formally moved to sever his racketeering case from defenants \u200cseeking a speedy trial in Georgia, saying it would violate his rights to a fair trial. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wFP8PFWMmD\">https:\/\/t.co\/wFP8PFWMmD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W6A56NPFOr\">pic.twitter.com\/W6A56NPFOr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kyle\u2063 Cheney (@kyledcheney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kyledcheney\/status\/1697304796296794330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Charges and\u2062 Co-Defendants<\/h3>\n<p>Trump was charged in a 41-count indictment along with 18 other \u200bco-defendants earlier this month. The \u200cformer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-doubles-down-on-rigged-election-after-surrender-i-did-nothing-wrong\/\" title=\"Trump remains steadfast in his belief of a 'rigged' election, asserting innocence.\">president faces 13 charges<\/a>, including three counts of\u2062 Solicitation of Violation of Oath by Public Officer, two counts of Conspiracy to Commit Forgery\u2062 in the First Degree, two \u2063counts of Conspiracy to Commit False Statements and Writings, two counts of False Statements and Writings, Violation\u200b of the \u2063Georgia RICO Act, Conspiracy to \u200bCommit Impersonating a\u2064 Public Officer, Conspiracy to Commit Filing False Documents, and Filing False Documents.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The \u200b18 \u2063others charged\u2062 by Fulton County \u2063include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rudy Giuliani, lawyer<\/li>\n<li>Ray\u2062 Smith III, lawyer<\/li>\n<li>Cathy\u200d Latham, alleged fake elector<\/li>\n<li>Robert\u200b Cheeley, lawyer<\/li>\n<li>John\u2063 Eastman, \u2062lawyer<\/li>\n<li>David Shafer, alleged fake elector<\/li>\n<li>Shawn\u2063 Still, alleged fake elector<\/li>\n<li>Sidney Powell, lawyer<\/li>\n<li>Kenneth \u200cChesebro, lawyer<\/li>\n<li>Michael\u2062 Roman, Trump campaign staffer<\/li>\n<li>Misty Hampton, Coffee County elections supervisor<\/li>\n<li>Scott Hall, Bail \u2063Bondsman<\/li>\n<li>Stephen Lee, Pastor<\/li>\n<li>Trevian Kutti, Publicist<\/li>\n<li>Willie Lewis Floyd\u2064 III, former leader of \u201cBlack Voices for Trump\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Mark Meadows, former White House chief of staff<\/li>\n<li>Jeffrey Clark,\u200d former DOJ official<\/li>\n<li>Jenna Ellis, lawyer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 13 felony charges in Fulton County, Georgia, for allegedly attempting to overturn the 2020 election results. He also waived his right to appear at his arraignment next week, as stated in court documents. 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