Willis seeks to have all 19 defendants in Georgia election interference case tried together
Fulton County DA Fani Willis has reiterated in a court filing her desire for all 19 defendants charged in her Georgia election interference case to stand trial together. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in a filing Tuesday reiterated her desire for all 19 defendants charged in her Georgia election interference case to stand trial together, telling the judge that her office "maintains its position that severance is improper at this juncture and that all Defendants should be tried together." The development came on the same day that the judge overseeing the hearing over former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows' request to move his case from state court into federal court requested "limited additional briefing" before he renders a decision on the matter. Willis' filing came after Judge Scott McAfee ordered defendant Kenneth Chesebro to stand trial on Oct. 23, following Chesebro's request for a speedy trial -- and after former President Donald T...