Former President Donald Trump trial in Georgia expected to last for months

Prosecutors in the matter of blackmailing Donald Trump in Georgia, they say the trial will last four months and include about 150 witnesses.

Trump and 18 others are accused of a plot to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. A date for the trial has not been set yet, though prosecutors hope to begin on 23 October.

The former president and his defendants have denied any wrongdoing and have been declared innocent. State prosecutor Nathan Wade said in court Wednesday that the expected deadline does not take into account the selection of the jury, which could potentially increase months in the process.

The 19 co-independents in this case have been declared innocent and have relinquished their right to personal judgments, which were to be held Wednesday. During Wednesday's trial hearing, Judge McAfee also heard arguments whether some of the defendants could secede their cases.

Kenneth Chesef's lawyers sought to drop charges against him, as did Sidney Powell's lawyers, a former Trump attorney who has also sought a quick trial. In total, six of the defendants in this case have sought to interrupt their cases, including Trump and Georgia's former Republican leader, David Shafer.

Others are demanding that their cases be passed to the federal court. Chesefro's trial is scheduled to begin on October 23rd on the same date is requested by district prosecutor Fani Willis for 18 other defendants.

Prosecutors claim Trump and his defendants were involved in a multiple attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential elections in the state, climaxing with a call in which Trump pressured the state secretary to <x0-yrlomaristic” to count the votes. /Abc news