Former Trump campaign attorney Kenneth Chesebro on Friday called for his trial in the Georgia election interference case to be separated from that of co-defendant and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell, arguing there is “no correlation or overlap” between the accusations against him.
Chesebro claims he did not “physically meet” Powell or exchange phone, text, email or social media messages with her during the legal push to keep the 77-year-old in power after his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden, according to a court. presentation.
The filing downplays Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ claims that Chesebro was the “architect of Trump’s election plan” and calls the allegations against Powell “totally separate and unrelated.”
“The allegations relating to Ms. Powell center on her alleged belief, and her alleged work to promote that belief, that voting machines were erroneously tabulating votes. In fact, the bulk of the allegations involving Ms. Powell center on activities that occurred in Coffee County, Georgia. “Not only has Mr. Chesebro never been to or anywhere near Coffee County, but he has also never been openly or directly accused of having any connection to any of the Coffee County indictments,” the defense attorney wrote. Scott Grubman in the 6-page document. .
Former Trump campaign lawyer Kenneth Chesebro asked Friday that his trial in the Georgia election interference case be separated from that of Trump’s co-defendant and former lawyer, Sidney Powell.AP
Chesebro and Powell separately requested speedy trials, citing the Peach State’s right to a speedy proceeding, and entered written not guilty pleas, waiving their in-person prosecutions on seven felony counts, including violating the law against Georgia organized crime.
That charge is the only charge that both Chesebro and Powell face in common.
Chesebro also faces two counts of conspiracy to commit forgery in the first degree; two counts of conspiracy to commit false statements and writings; one count of conspiracy to commit the presentation of false documents; and one count of conspiracy to commit impersonation of a public official.
Chesebro claims he did not “physically meet” Powell or exchange phone, text, email or social media messages with her during the legal push to keep the 77-year-old in power after his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden.
Powell faces two counts of conspiracy to commit election fraud; one count of conspiracy to commit computer theft; one count of conspiracy to commit computer trespassing; one count of conspiracy to commit computer invasion of privacy; and one count of conspiracy to defraud the state.
Chesebro’s motion contends that if he is tried alongside Powell, “the State will attempt to group them together in an attempt to convict Mr. Chesebro using a ‘conspiracy’ or ‘RICO’ theory based on the co-defendant’s conduct unrelated to any “something for which he is accused.”
“The shares of Mr. Chesebro and Mrs. Powell are similar to oil and water; totally separate and impossible to mix (into a single conspiracy),” Grubman wrote.
The filing downplays Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ claims that Chesebro was the “architect of Trump’s election plan” and calls the allegations against Powell “completely separate and unrelated.”
Willis has asked Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee to set a trial date for Oct. 23 for all 19 defendants in the case.
Trump’s legal team asked McAfee on Thursday to separate the former president’s case from the two campaign lawyers, arguing that the proposed speedy trial date would not give the former president’s lawyers enough time to prepare a defense against the 13 felonies. of which he has been accused. .
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