Greetings From the Fulton County Special Purpose Grand Jury - The American Spectator
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The Facts
On Thursday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee separated the trials of Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro from former US Pres. Donald Trump and 16 other co-defendants in the Georgia election probe.
Powell and Chesebro, both lawyers in their own right, had requested speedy trials and were subsequently set a trial date of Oct. 23, while Trump and other defendants said they couldn't prepare in time for that deadline.
While Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had wanted all 19 defendants to be trialed together, McAfee allowed the trials to be separated, citing the necessity to "ensure adequate pretrial preparation."
The Spin
Pro-Trump narrative
Fani Willis' hero status bestowed upon her by the left has been taken down a notch following the court's decision. By allowing Trump's legal team further time to defend the former president's name, there is greater hope that the entirety of the unjust judicial witch hunt by the Biden administration will be shown for the conspiracy that it really is.
Anti-Trump narrative
While the decision is a small win for Trump, it means the former president's legal calendar for the first half of 2024 will be clogged in tandem with handling his run for the presidency. Until a date for Trump's trial is revealed, it seems that every inch will continue to be fought between prosecution and defense.
