Ex-Trump Lawyers Denied Requests To Separate GA RICO Trials: Report

ATLANTA — Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell, two of former U.S. President Donald J. Trump's ex-attorneys, will not be tried separately in Georgia's widespread racketeering case, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee made the ruling Wednesday afternoon during a livestreaming of the hearings. They were held after former Trump attorneys Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell requested speedy trials.

McAfee's YouTube channel broadcasted the hearings. According to media reports, McAfee previously said all related court hearings and trials may be livestreamed on YouTube.

All defendants have pleaded guilty and waived formal arraignments.

Trump, a Republican, and 18 others have been accused of trying to interfere with the 2020 presidential election, during which he lost the race to current Democratic President Joe Biden. Georgia's indictment is the fourth for the ex-president in connection with the election.

His co-defendants include prestigious political figures, such as former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Georgia Sen. Shawn Still and former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.

Trump and his allies were indicted by a Fulton County grand jury on Aug. 14 on RICO charges. Some of the defendants are accused of impersonating a police officer, acting as fake electors and trying to access a Coffee County voting machine to change votes.

Trump has maintained his innocence throughout his indictment, contending the Georgia case against him has "no basis" and calling the case a "witch hunt."

It is unknown when the trial against Trump will begin.