{"id":2056757,"date":"2023-10-05T15:47:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T19:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-cant-dismiss-charges-in-trump-georgia-election-subversion-case-judge\/"},"modified":"2023-10-05T15:48:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T19:48:20","slug":"sidney-powell-cant-dismiss-charges-in-trump-georgia-election-subversion-case-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-cant-dismiss-charges-in-trump-georgia-election-subversion-case-judge\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge denies Sidney Powell&#8217;s request to dismiss charges in Trump&#8217;s Georgia election subversion 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\">28<\/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%2Fsidney-powell-cant-dismiss-charges-in-trump-georgia-election-subversion-case-judge%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=2056757&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>Judge Denies Sidney Powell&#8217;s Motion to Dismiss Charges in Racketeering Indictment<\/h2>\n<h3>Fulton County Superior \u2062Court Judge Rejects Claims of Prosecutorial Misconduct<\/h3>\n<p>A judge\u2062 in\u200b Fulton County, Georgia,\u2062 delivered a \u2064blow to Sidney \u2064Powell on Thursday by denying her motion \u2063to dismiss\u200b the charges \u200cin the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fulton-or-federal-trump-indictment-poised-to-set-off-court-venue-dispute\/\" title=\"Trump indictment could spark court venue dispute: Fulton or federal?\">sweeping racketeering\u200b indictment<\/a>. This decision, made by Fulton County Superior Court \u2064Judge Scott McAfee, came during a hearing where \u2062various \u200bpretrial motions were discussed ahead \u2063of the upcoming trial.<\/p>\n<p>Powell&#8217;s lawyer had argued that there was prosecutorial misconduct involved in \u200dthe case, but Judge McAfee dismissed these claims.\u200b The trial is set \u2062to\u2063 begin on\u2062 October 20, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-cant-dismiss-charges-in-trump-georgia-election-subversion-case-judge\/\" title=\"Judge denies Sidney Powell's request to dismiss charges in Trump's Georgia election subversion case.\">jury selection taking place<\/a> on \u200cthat day.<\/p>\n<p>Back in August,\u2064 Powell, along with Kenneth Chesebro and 17\u200c others, including former President Donald Trump, were indicted on charges\u200b of racketeering. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-men-indicted-for-hate-crimes-in-death-of-ahmaud-arbery\/\" title=\"Three Men Indicted For Hate Crimes In Death Of Ahmaud Arbery\">indictment alleges<\/a>\u2062 a conspiracy to undermine the 2020 election in Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t see \u2064that as clearing just a procedural bar of being something that&#8217;s under the Court&#8217;s authority,&#8221; \u2064Judge McAfee stated \u200cwhen denying \u2062Powell&#8217;s motion.<\/p>\n<p>Both\u200b Powell and Chesebro have requested a speedy trial and will be tried separately from the other defendants. Their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-grants-26-pardons-and-3-commutations-includes-numerous-prominent-names\/\" title=\"Trump Grants 26 Pardons And 3 Commutations, Includes Numerous Prominent Names\">jury trial<\/a>\u2063 is scheduled\u200b for October 23.<\/p>\n<p>This is a developing story and will be updated.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why\u200c did Judge Scott McAfee deny Sidney Powell&#8217;s \u200cmotion to dismiss the charges?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  A recent development in the legal \u200bbattle surrounding Sidney Powell&#8217;s \u2062involvement in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-most-dangerous-case-in-georgia-could-also-be-the-longest-delayed\/\" title=\"Georgia's most perilous lawsuit involving Trump might also face the lengthiest postponement.\">racketeering indictment<\/a> has\u2063 seen a Fulton County Superior Court Judge deny her motion to dismiss the charges. The ruling, \u200cdelivered\u200c by Judge Scott McAfee, occurred during a\u200b hearing where various pretrial motions were discussed\u200d ahead \u200bof the impending\u2063 trial.<\/p>\n<p>Powell&#8217;s attorney had \u200bargued that there was prosecutorial misconduct \u2062in the case, but Judge McAfee rejected\u2063 these claims. The trial is now\u2062 scheduled to\u2064 commence \u2062on October 20, with\u200b jury selection taking place on that day.<\/p>\n<p>The charges against Powell, along with\u2063 Kenneth Chesebro and\u200d 17\u2062 others, including former President Donald Trump, stem from an August indictment accusing them of racketeering. The indictment alleges a conspiracy to undermine the 2020 election in Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t see that as clearing just a procedural bar of being something that&#8217;s under the Court&#8217;s\u2062 authority,&#8221; Judge\u2064 McAfee stated in reference to the denial of Powell&#8217;s motion.<\/p>\n<p>Both Powell and Chesebro\u2062 have requested a speedy trial and will be tried \u200dseparately from the other defendants. Their jury\u2062 trial is set for October\u200d 23.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200b this is\u2064 an ongoing case, further\u2062 updates will \u2062be \u200bprovided as\u200b new information becomes available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Georgia judge rejected Sidney Powell&#8217;s attempt to dismiss charges in a racketeering indictment. The motion, based on claims of prosecutorial misconduct, was denied by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee during a recent hearing. 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