Former President Donald Trump entered a not guilty plea on Thursday in Fulton County Superior Court on 13 felony counts that charge him with racketeering for attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
In the court filing on Thursday, Trump also voluntarily waived his right to an arraignment hearing scheduled for Wednesday in which a judge was set to formally read the charges against the ex-president in open court. Additionally, Trump’s lawyers requested that his case be tried separately from that of his co-defendants who request a speedy trial in the case being prosecuted under the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO, a broad law used to prosecute criminal organizations.
Former Trump lawyer and defendant Kenneth Chesebro’s trial is now scheduled for Oct. 23. Attorney Sidney Powell, who made appearances in Georgia after the 2020 election to spread false claims of widespread voter fraud, has also requested a speedy trial.
Trump’s newest lawyer Steven Sadow wrote in Thursday’s motion that allowing him only two months to prepare a defense would be unfair in a case involving 18 other defendants and 41 different criminal charges.
A grand jury on Aug. 14 indicted 19 defendants on multiple felony counts, including Trump and his former personal attorneys Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman, as well as ex-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and several false electoral college voters, including freshman Georgia state Sen. Shawn Still,...
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