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Judge rejects request to try all Trump Georgia defendants together next month
The Hill ^ | 9/14/23 | BY ZACH SCHONFELD AND ELLA LEE

Posted on 09/14/2023 9:17:56 AM PDT by CFW

A state judge Thursday rejected prosecutors’ request to try all 19 defendants together in the Georgia 2020 election interference case next month.

“The Court joins the skepticism expressed by several federal courts that denying severance always ensures efficiency, especially in ‘mega trials’ such as this,” Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee wrote in an order.

McAfee’s ruling means former President Trump will not be tried in October alongside at least two of his co-defendants who invoked their right to a speedy trial.

It marks a major blow to District Attorney Fani Willis (D), who repeatedly urged McAfee to keep the defendants together and try them at the same time.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: 2020elections; faniobama; faniwillis; georgia; trump
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There is no way that all defendants could be tried together in just a few weeks from now. Good decision by the judge. He had no other choice.
1 posted on 09/14/2023 9:17:56 AM PDT by CFW
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Imagine the size of the courtroom with all of the defendants and all of their lawyers. Perhaps a football stadium might suffice. The Dems would love that. They could install gallows on the field next to the judge’s bench.


2 posted on 09/14/2023 9:24:03 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Demon Rat loses.


3 posted on 09/14/2023 9:27:33 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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The judge acknowledged that there wasn’t a big enough courtroom to have such a trial. There isn’t enough room for the defendants, the lawyers, and their staffs. The judge made a sensible decision here.


4 posted on 09/14/2023 9:28:30 AM PDT by Enterprise
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To: CFW

BTTT


5 posted on 09/14/2023 9:29:37 AM PDT by nopardons
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To: CFW

Fani Butt loses one! Will wonders ever cease?


6 posted on 09/14/2023 9:33:43 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("Try That In A Small Town" - Jason Aldean rules!)
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Fanny Willis must be disappointed by this.

She and her puppet masters have already arranged to have Trump and all other defendants to be found guilty of all charges, all at the same time, and in quick order. The decision by this judge throws a monkey wrench into her devious plan.
7 posted on 09/14/2023 9:35:25 AM PDT by Dan in Wichita
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The old standard used to be “it is better to release 10 criminals than to convict one innocent person”.

So if the scrunched all the Georgia accused into a single trial, and a few jurors determined that there was simply no way one of the defendants was guilty, would they then be required to acquit the whole bunch, or at least hold out for a hung jury?


8 posted on 09/14/2023 9:38:53 AM PDT by null and void ( Fall Is Here: Pumpkin Spice-Scented Children Presented To Joe Biden)
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Imagine the size of the courtroom with all of the defendants and all of their lawyers. Perhaps a football stadium might suffice. The Dems would love that. They could install gallows on the field next to the judge’s bench.

Or "just" use the goalposts...

9 posted on 09/14/2023 9:40:45 AM PDT by null and void ( Fall Is Here: Pumpkin Spice-Scented Children Presented To Joe Biden)
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To: null and void

Of course!


10 posted on 09/14/2023 9:42:25 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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This just in----Fani's mug shot.

Arrested for impersonating a public official.

11 posted on 09/14/2023 9:48:51 AM PDT by Liz ( 2024 Dems will have the same guy with the same team around him, just older.)
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Georgia Judge Delivers a Blow to Fulton County DA in 2020 Election Trial

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2023/09/14/judge-denies-fulton-county-das-october-trial-n2628428


12 posted on 09/14/2023 9:57:36 AM PDT by CFW (I will not comply!)
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The number of attorneys in this country who could actually prosecute a case this complicated with this many defendants and this many legal issues could probably count on one hand and maybe one finger. Have you ever seen a troupe of monkeys raiding a campsite? There is one way to establish order - it involves a rifle to kill off the gang leader and a shotgun and a lot of shells to take out any of the wanna-bes and chase the riff-raff back into the trees.

This is going to be even more chaotic.


13 posted on 09/14/2023 10:00:35 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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14 posted on 09/14/2023 10:21:19 AM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
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To: FamiliarFace

On second thought, that wouldn’t work.

They’d keep moving the goalposts!


15 posted on 09/14/2023 10:31:54 AM PDT by null and void ( Fall Is Here: Pumpkin Spice-Scented Children Presented To Joe Biden)
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To: CFW; Chode; SkyDancer; Salamander; Carriage Hill; Lockbox; MtnClimber; nascarnation; Squantos; ...
Delivers a Blow to Fulton County DA

The next blow that demonratcommieblmantifaterrorscumfeminazipedophilegoatraper bitch should get is from the Balance Bar from the Scales of Justice upside it's skull until the $}{IT comes out of the other ear and sticks to the wall...

16 posted on 09/14/2023 10:38:11 AM PDT by mabarker1 ( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
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To: null and void

Lol, perhaps they would!


17 posted on 09/14/2023 10:41:34 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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"The judge acknowledged that there wasn’t a big enough courtroom to have such a trial. There isn’t enough room for the defendants, the lawyers, and their staffs. The judge made a sensible decision here."

Security would have been a nightmare. But what does Fani Willis care about security. She cuts violent felons free, and sleeps with gang members she's supposed to be investigating.

18 posted on 09/14/2023 11:30:17 AM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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Well, Fani certainly believes in the first part of that saying: “It is better to release 10 criminals...”


19 posted on 09/14/2023 11:32:29 AM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: Enterprise

That was my question—how in the world was Fani going to fit every defendant and their lawyers and team in one court room. This is a bone-headed idea from Fani—she already is the laughing stock of Fulton County—she will be of the world soon enough.


20 posted on 09/14/2023 12:11:20 PM PDT by vivenne
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