is that wide ranging sweeping criminal statute that is used in terms of trying to convict gang members or other criminal organisations, that s what s being brought here with donald trump and the other 18 defendants. and that s why we could read in that this is a move potentially to counter, obviously, someone who has that rico experience so bringing in a defence lawyer that knows how to defend those kind of cases will be crucial for donald trump. iflarii those kind of cases will be crucial for donald trump. for donald trump. carl will come back to you for donald trump. carl will come back to you but for donald trump. carl will come back to you but for for donald trump. carl will come back to you but for the for donald trump. carl will come back to you but for the moment | for donald trump. carl will come - back to you but for the moment thank you very much forjoining me to discuss events tonight. richard paynter can i start with you, fani willis is proposing to open the trial
does, he well. who takes precedence? yes he does. he has well. who takes precedence? yes he does, he has scheduled, well. who takes precedence? yes he does, he has scheduled, the - does, he has scheduled, the scheduling order in the district of columbia at this point is for the trial to begin january two. columbia at this point is for the trial to beginjanuary two. so there will have to be some back and forth between the georgia prosecutors and the federal prosecutors, with respect to when these trials are going to occur, particularly if the georgia case we are to be postponed by a month or two now we are starting to get very close to the federal trial and that will have to be worked out. i would emphasise though there is no only one defendant in the federal case. in the district of columbia, donald trump. and that is going to be a simpler case to try. the other defendants can attend their own trial in georgia and then go up and testify when they are called to testify when they are
afternoon, that s awfully quick, isn tit? , ., , isn t it? yes, that is quick, defendants isn t it? yes, that is quick, defendants aren t - isn t it? yes, that is quick, defendants aren t entitled | isn t it? yes, that is quick, i defendants aren t entitled isn t it? yes, that is quick, - defendants aren t entitled are defendants aren t entitled are entitled to a speedy trial. under georgia law, some of the defendants would like to proceed with the speedy trial, so that s what the prosecutor here is trying to do. whether the judge sticks to the schedule they are with october or it kicks it over to november or december, or maybe even the new year, we ll see what the judge does. donald trump of course is going to want to delay this trial as possible just as he s seeking to delay the federal trial this case and the district of columbia and his other indictment in florida. but the speedy trial is critical, it s in the public interest, the interest of the public interest, the inter
states were probably starting to experience fatigue, for those charging experience fatigue, for those charging trump. at this point, just add to charging trump. at this point, just add to the charging trump. at this point, just add to the circus, october, the justice. add to the circus, october, the justice, the da is not entitled to a sneedy justice, the da is not entitled to a speedy trial, trump is entitled to a sneedy speedy trial, trump is entitled to a speedy trial, trump is entitled to a speedy trial if he doesn t want it they won t speedy trial if he doesn t want it they won t have it. i don t think anything they won t have it. i don t think anything will take place this year, we re anything will take place this year, we re probably looking at march next year. we re probably looking at march next ear. ~ , . we re probably looking at march next ear. . , ., ., ., year. we re starting to get a flavour of year. we re starting to get a flavour of what year. we