{"id":2024374,"date":"2023-09-07T09:04:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T13:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-prosecutor-gives-timetable-for-length-of-trial-will-need-dozens-of-witness-for-case\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T09:06:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T13:06:05","slug":"trump-prosecutor-gives-timetable-for-length-of-trial-will-need-dozens-of-witness-for-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-prosecutor-gives-timetable-for-length-of-trial-will-need-dozens-of-witness-for-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump prosecutor sets trial timetable, requires numerous witnesses for case."},"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\">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%2Ftrump-prosecutor-gives-timetable-for-length-of-trial-will-need-dozens-of-witness-for-case%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=2024374&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>A Georgia Prosecutor Reveals \u200bTimeline for Trump\u2063 Racketeering Trial<\/h2>\n<p>A\u200b Georgia \u2062prosecutor assigned to handle the Fulton \u2062County racketeering charges against former\u2063 President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants laid out\u2064 his timeline for the trials \u2062Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Special prosecutor Nathan Wade predicted it would take four months for his office to try Trump, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/breaking-prosecutor-says-trump-racketeering-trial-would-take-four-months\/AQ5M3ZLPPBBAPIMQFC6YU54AMA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The \u2062Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Wade provided the figure during a\u200b hearing\u2064 with Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NOW: First televised hearing in Trump criminal trial in Georgia underway\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2w7kWsoYcG\">pic.twitter.com\/2w7kWsoYcG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MSNBC (@MSNBC) \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MSNBC\/status\/1699469723342168468?\">September 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Lengthy Trial \u200cExpected with \u200d150 Witnesses<\/h3>\n<p>The state also estimated 150 witnesses would testify\u200c in the trial.<\/p>\n<p>Wade\u2019s timetable\u2064 didn\u2019t include jury\u2062 selection,\u2062 which could significantly lengthen the\u200d process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the recent past \u200dis any guide, the latter could take months or longer,\u201d the Journal-Constitution said. \u201cIn\u200c a separate Fulton County <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-reveals-shes-been-building-a-massive-rico-case-against-dominion-smartmatic\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Reveals She\u2019s Been Building a Massive RICO Case Against Dominion, Smartmatic\">racketeering case<\/a> against Young\u2063 Slime Life, juror selection has lasted eight months and no jurors have been selected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McAfee agreed to an Oct. 23\u2062 trial date \u200bfor two \u2062co-defendants who sought a speedy trial but expressed skepticism that \u2063all of those accused in\u200d the racketeering case could be tried together that soon,\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-georgia-fulton-county-election-indictment-9221ddaed203695015ddd5615337fb4e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt just seems a bit unrealistic to think we can handle all 19 in 40 \u200bdays,\u201d \u200bthe judge said. \u200c\u201cThat\u2019s my \u200binitial reaction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accusations\u200d Against Trump and Ongoing Legal Proceedings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-announces-plan-put-real-show-trial-look-forward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> is accused of trying to improperly\u2064 influence \u200dGeorgia\u2019s election results\u2063 in the aftermath\u200d of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/must-see-video-voter-fraud-occurred-in-arizona-the-state-certified-fraudulent-results-video\/\" title=\"MUST-SEE VIDEO: Voter Fraud Occurred in Arizona \u2013 The State Certified Fraudulent Results (VIDEO)\">2020 presidential race<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The trial is\u200b one of four\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-prosecutor-gives-timetable-for-length-of-trial-will-need-dozens-of-witness-for-case\/\" title=\"Trump prosecutor sets trial timetable, requires numerous witnesses for case.\">ongoing criminal proceedings involving<\/a> the former president and leading\u200b GOP contender for 2024 \u2014 two of them \u2062federal.<\/p>\n<p>Legal analyses of the different \u2064proceedings indicate the\u2063 trials could be resolved as the Republican presidential primary process nears \u2064its conclusion\u200b in \u200bthe spring, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/trump-indictment-trial-dates-timeline.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The \u200cNew York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Wade\u2019s estimate \u2063could \u2064mean the\u2063 case will \u2062be resolved before Trump\u2019s other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sf-city-attorney-calls-out-teachers-unions-vaccine-demands-unlawful\/\" title=\"SF City Attorney Calls Out Teachers\u2019 Union\u2019s Vaccine Demands: \u2018Unlawful\u2019\">legal matters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/special-counsel-jack-smith-whines-trumps-daily-social-media-posts-new-court-filing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-key-argument-for-michael-sussmanns-defense-has-crumbled-already-2\/\" title=\"One Key Argument For Michael Sussmann\u2019s Defense Has Crumbled Already\">federal criminal indictments<\/a><\/a> \u2064 take aim at his alleged mishandling \u200dof classified documents following his presidency and his \u2063actions related to the certification of the 2020 election in Congress, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers\u200d for Trump have argued that the \u2062latter trial, scheduled for March, should be postponed until after the 2024 election, according to\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2023\/09\/04\/trump-trials-appeals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The former president has criticized the scheduling\u200c of his trials on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cI will APPEAL!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4QRXj5nDVS\">pic.twitter.com\/4QRXj5nDVS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realLizUSA\/status\/1696237049576063012?\">August 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Potential Penalties for Trump<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-georgia-prosecutor-fani-willis-proposes-date-trump-arraignment-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump\u2019s Georgia case<\/a> \u200ccould come with serious penalties for the former\u200d president if he is convicted.<\/p>\n<p>He could be sentenced to as many \u200cas 20 years in prison, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/defendants-in-georgia-case-prison-sentences-rico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-prosecutor-gives-timetable-length-trial-will-need-dozens-witness-case\/\">Trump Prosecutor Gives Timetable for Length of Trial, Will Need Dozens of Witness\u200b for Case<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The \u200cWestern Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special prosecutor Nathan Wade revealed that it would take approximately four months for his office to conduct the trials of former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants, who are facing racketeering charges in Fulton County, Georgia. 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