Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis proposes new Oct. 23 trial date for Trump and 18 co-defendants

Fani Willis, the district attorney in Fulton County, Georgia, asked a judge on Thursday to set a trial date of Oct. 23, 2023, for former President Donald Trump and the 18 other defendants charged in connection with alleged efforts to overturn the state's 2020 election results. Willis previously proposed that the trial should start on March 4, 2024. But in response to defendant Kenneth Chesebro's request for a speedy trial, Willis called for proceedings to begin for all defendants on Oct. 23 of this year instead. The proposed timeline is...