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A former federal prosecutor has weighed in on what she described as a “perplexing” legal move Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis just made in her case against Donald Trump.
Previously, Willis scheduled Trump’s trial on racketeering charges related to alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state for Aug. 5, 2024, which means Trump’s trial will almost certainly extend beyond Election Day, which is Nov. 5 of next year.
As reported by Newsweek, “Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance said that Willis’s proposed August 5 start date is ‘a little perplexing,’ given that there may be an opportunity to put Trump on trial earlier in the year, especially as Judge Aileen Cannon might delay Trump’s trial for allegedly hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.”
Writing on her Civil Discourse blog, Vance said she’ll be watching to see what Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee does with Willis’ Aug. 5 request.
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