Trump And Meadows Seek To Sever Their GA Trials

CNBC reports:

Donald Trump on Wednesday offered to “exchange” his right to a speedy trial in his Georgia election-conspiracy case for an Atlanta judge ruling that would have the former president tried separately from 18 other defendants.

Trump’s co-defendant Mark Meadows, who served as his White House chief of staff, shortly afterward filed an identical offer waiving a speedy trial in exchange for his own case being tried separately.

Four other defendants — Shawn Still, Harrison Floyd, Jenna Ellis, and David Shafer — quickly followed with their own contingent waiver offers. The filings came a day after the Fulton County District Attorney’s office again argued that all 19 defendants in the case should be on trial together.

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