Judge Scott McAfee on Thursday agreed to allow two of former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case — lawyers Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro — to go to trial sooner than the rest of the accused.
Trump and 18 other defendants were charged last month with, among other things, violating Georgia racketeering laws in an effort to overturn the 2020 election. All 19, including Trump, pleaded not guilty.
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The judge agreed to sever Chesebro and Powell, so those two will have a joint trial while the remaining 17 defendants will be tried at a later date.
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