Fani Willis asks for Trump trial to begin three months before Election Day

Published November 17, 2023 11:48pm ET



Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis asked a judge on Friday to schedule the trial in the case against Donald Trump in Georgia for Aug. 5, which would temporarily sideline the former president and leading GOP presidential candidate from the campaign trail at the height of election season.

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