Fani Willis: Georgia trial involving Trump might not conclude until early 2025

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

The Atlanta area prosecutor leading the criminal racketeering case against former president Donald Trump and 14 allies alleging they broke the law when they sought to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss said Tuesday she anticipated the trial to conclude by early 2025, with proceedings likely underway during the final stretch of the 2024 presidential election.

In an interview at The Washington Post Live’s Global Women’s Summit, Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis (D) said the anticipated trial over alleged election interference by Trump and his allies could be ongoing on Election Day 2024 and possibly still underway on Inauguration Day.

“I believe in that case there will be a trial. I believe the trial will take many months. And I don’t expect that we will conclude until the winter or the very early part of 2025,” Willis said.

The news comes as Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee is beginning to consider scheduling issues in the sprawling Georgia case, a decision in which he will likely have to take into account Trump’s other scheduled legal proceedings in other cases, including the separate federal election interference case led by special counsel Jack Smith.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/11/14/fani-willis-trump-case-videos/

[Lonestarblue]

1. I was hoping this one would be over and Trump deposited in jail by election day.

As it stands now, it looks like the federal case for January 6 actions may be the only one finished, and I’m sure Trump will appeal if the verdict goes against him. Cannon will find ways to postpone the documents case until after the election.

[Silent Type]

2. That's too bad. Was hoping sooner.

[Fiendish Thingy]

3. It will be televised in the weeks before the election

That’s still a good thing.

[progressoid]

4. This could get ugly.

Very ugly.

[lastlib]

5. Yes, it could. His rabid MAGAts could wreak a lot of havoc.....

if their orange jesus is in the courtroom and not on the campaign trial.

OTOH, if it keeps him OFF the campaign trail, that's good for us.

[Mr. Evil]

6. TFG getting more deference.

They're just hoping he'll croak before they have to be the one responsible for convicting and imprisoning him. I simply cannot understand, with all the evidence in plain view, how this trial could last that long.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

7. Our system was not set up to deal with a crime syndicate like the Republican party

Nor was it designed to deal, all at once, with the many crimes of the slobfather in many jurisdictions.

Part of the problem is due to letting traitortrump get by with so many crimes for so many years.

The system is clogged, so he gets away with it again.

[Mr.Bill]

8. Even if Trump was found guilty of every crime he is accused of

the appeals would take many years to play out. The worst thing that could happen to him is he spends the rest of his life in courtrooms before he dies of natural causes.

[SoFlaBro]

9. Criminal conviction you sit in mothetrfucking lockup while waiting for the goddamn appeal to play out.

[noclue023]

10. he might have to change mailing address -

won't be able to afford gas money for his puddle jumpers . Don't think commercial aircraft carriers want him on their aircraft because of security risk ? with all that attention!