Judge says Trump’s Georgia trial will be livestreamed, televised…
Court proceedings in the election interference case against former President Trump and 18 co-defendants in Fulton County, Ga., will be televised and livestreamed, a judge ruled Thursday.
Judge Scott McAfee, the judge overseeing the case, said all hearingsand trials will be broadcast on the Fulton County Court YouTube channel, according to multiple outlets. He also said pool coverage for broadcast news media will be allowed….
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Trump asks judge to sever Georgia election case from co-defendants…
In a Thursday court filing, Former President Trump asked the judge presiding over the 2020 election case in Georgia to sever his case from the co-defendants who requested a speedy trial.
Trump’s legal team argued in the new filing that they would not have sufficient time to prepare their case for the Oct. 23 trial scheduled for Kenneth Chesebro, who has demanded his constitutional right to a speedy trial. …
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Barr says claims Trump trials will interfere with election ‘simply wrong’..
Former Attorney General Bill Barr pushed back against the claims that former President Trump’s trials will interfere with the 2024 election, calling them “simply wrong.”
“The basic principle in the criminal justice system is if a prominent person commits a crime and they’re seeking office, that doesn’t give them immunity,” Barr said on Fox News’s “America Reports.” “If there’s enough time to have it resolved before the election, it should be resolved.”…
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Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia, waives arraignment…
Former President Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to all 13 charges in the sweeping Georgia case alleging he illegally attempted to overturn the state’s 2020 election results to remain in power.
The former president also waived his right to an arraignment, where he was scheduled to hear the charges he faces and enter a plea next week.
“I understand I have the right to appear personally at my arraignment, and that I have the right to have the Indictment read to me in court,” the former president said in court filings. “Understanding my rights, I do hereby freely and voluntarily waive my right to be present at my arraignment on the Indictment and my right to have it read to me in open court.”….