Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis requested to begin former President Donald Trump’s racketeering trial in August 2024, which may extend into early 2025, coinciding with the November election.
Willis argued for the trial date to accommodate the defendants’ right to a speedy trial.
The trial is expected to last for many months, possibly beyond January 2025.
“McAfee previously set the first hearing date for the Trump case for December 1, when the court will hear arguments for a number of filings submitted by other defendants and adopted by Trump,” the Star News Network reported.
“Filings submitted by Atlanta-based attorney Bob Cheeley will also be heard, marking the first time lawyers for either men will appear in McAfee’s court. It remains unclear whether Trump or Cheeley intend to appear personally.”
Trump faces multiple trials in 2024, and it’s uncertain if they will be rescheduled to accommodate the Georgia trial.
“We are in completely new territory if a sitting president is convicted of crimes he committed before he was elected president, which will be the case here,” said professor of law Eric J. Segall.
“There’s nothing in the Constitution about this. There’s very little case law about this. We’ll have to see. There’s no way to predict how that would play out. No way,” he added.
The case could lead to a historic first with a leading presidential candidate and nominee convicted of criminal activity.
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