Jury selection will begin in the first trial in the Georgia election case against Trump and others
Trump and others of illegally scheming to overturn the 2020 election in the state. Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro was indicted just over two months ago along with Trump and 17 others.
Two of those others — including Sidney Powell, who was supposed to go on trial with Chesebro — have already pleaded guilty to reduced charges, and no trial date has been set yet for the rest.
If Chesebro doesn't take a plea deal before the trial starts, the proceedings will provide a first extensive look at the evidence that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her team have amassed against him and the rest of the defendants.
Here's what to expect:
TRUMP WILL LOOM LARGE OVER THE TRIAL
There's little doubt that the Republican former president will be a central figure in the proceedings, even though he's not expected to be there.
After all, the indictment alleges Chesebro and the rest of the defendants «refused to accept that Trump lost, and they knowingly and willfully joined a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the election in favor of Trump.»
As the defense and prosecution weigh potential jurors, it's likely they will try to figure out as much as they can about their feelings about Trump, their political leanings and their opinions about baseless claims that the 2020 election was marred by fraud and stolen from Trump.
CHESEBRO WILL BE TRIED BY HIMSELF
Until Thursday morning, Chesebro was set to go on trial alongside Powell after each filed a demand for a speedy trial.
Under Georgia law, a defendant who files a demand for a speedy trial has a right to have a trial begin within the court term when the demand is filed or in the next court term.
That meant the trial had to start by November 5.
Powell agreed to a deal
