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Donald Trump will not face trial next month in Georgia after a judge ruled Thursday that the former president and 16 others accused of illegally trying to

A Georgia judge ruled Thursday that former President Donald Trump and 16 others will be tried separately from two defendants who are set to go to trial next month in the case accusing them of participating in an illegal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

A Georgia judge ruled Thursday that former President Donald Trump and 16 others will be tried separately from two defendants who are set to go to trial next month in the case accusing them of participating in an illegal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

ATLANTA (AP) - Donald Trump will not face trial next month in Georgia after a judge ruled Thursday that the former president and 16 others accused of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2...

Donald Trump will not face trial next month in Georgia after a judge ruled Thursday that the former president and 16 others accused of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election will be tried separately from two lawyers in the case. Lawyers Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro had filed demands for a speedy trial, and Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee set their trial to begin Oct. 23. Trump and other defendants had asked to be tried separately from Powell and Chese

A Georgia judge ruled that former President Donald Trump and 16 others will be tried separately from two defendants.

Donald Trump won't face trial next month in Georgia after a judge ruled Thursday that the former president and 16 others accused of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election will be tried separately from two lawyers in the case.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis last month obtained an indictment against Trump and the 18 others, charging them under the state's anti-racketeering law and accusing them of participating in an illegal scheme to deny Democrat Joe Biden's victory over the Republican incumbent. All of those charged have pleaded not guilty.

Judge Scott McAfee granted in part Trump and others’ motions to sever their cases from two co-defendants facing trial in October, but did not set any future trial dates.

Lawyers Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro will get a speedy trial beginning Oct. 23, while Donald Trump and 16 others will be tried later. The judge cited the tight timetable, among other issues, as a factor in his decision