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Former President Donald Trump pleaded innocent on Thursday and sought to sever his case from some other defendants who are accused along with him of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia.
with that, let s get smarter with help of our leadoff panel tonight. my friend, katie benner is here, pulitzer prize-winning reporter for the new york times, shannon mccaffrey, editor of the atlanta journal-constitution s georgia grand jury coverage, and barb mcquade, a veteran federal prosecutor, and former attorney for the eastern district of michigan. shannon, you are our hometown reporter tonight, help us understand this. fani willis appears to be taking the idea of a speedy trial to a whole other level with this request. what do we need to know? well, she said all along, you know, since this case began, we realized there were 19 defendants here that she wants these folks tried all together. she has said of the r. i. c. o. law, one of the reasons she likes it, is that it gives a jury the totality of a case, right? they re not seeing one angle of it. they re seeing the whole case. in her mind, this was all part of a criminal conspiracy. she wants to try these folks together. what