Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee is directing 900 prospective jurors to appear in court next month for the state’s trial against Trump co-defendants Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell, both lawyers.
The order comes after McAfee ruled Thursday that former President Donald Trump and 16 others accused of trying to alter the outcome of the 2020 presidential election will be tried separately from Chesebro and Powell, both of whom invoked their right to a speedy trial. McAfee wrote that he “will endeavor to have a jury selected and sworn by November 3, 2023,” in the trial of Chesebro and Powell.