Claiming he just can’t defend himself with so many other co-conspirators presumably corroborating the evidence against him, Donald Trump has filed a motion to sever from the other defendants his Fulton County, Georgia racketeering case regarding his attempt undermine the certified results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
“Undersigned lead counsel will not have sufficient time to prepare President Trump’s case for trial by the October 23, 2023 scheduled trial date of co- defendant Chesebro, who has demanded a speedy trial. Respectfully, requiring less than two months preparation time to defend a 98-page indictment, charging 19 defendants, with 41 various charges including a RICO conspiracy charge with 161 Overt Acts, Solicitation of Violation of Oath by Public Officer, False Statements and Writings, Forgery, Influencing Witnesses, Computer Crimes, Conspiracy to Defraud the State, and other offenses would violate President Trump’s federal and state constitutional rights to a fair trial and due process of law,” Trump’s lawyer Stephen Sadow said in a motion, continuing to lay the groundwork for an “ineffective counsel” basis for an appeal.