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Trump trial split from Georgia co-defendants going to court next month

Former US President Donald Trump and others had sought to separate their trials from two Georgia co-defendants, citing the tight timetable before an October trial start date [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]

A judge in the US state of Georgia has ruled that former President Donald Trump and 16 others will be tried separately from two co-defendants who are set to go to trial next month to face accusations they participated in a scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Lawyers Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro had asked for a speedy trial and Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee set their trial start date for October 23.

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