Judge Scott McAfee on Thursday ruled that 17 of the defendants — including Trump — will not be tried at the same time as the speedy trial defendants, pro-Trump attorneys Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell, who come before the court on Oct. 23.
On his “Justice Matters” podcast, former U.S. Army prosecutor Kirschner said Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her team will “come out of the gates strong” in the first trial and “prove up the entire conspiracy,” including Trump’s alleged crimes.
Trump’s lawyers will get to preview the evidence and therefore be able to adjust their defense when it comes to his trial, Kirscher acknowledged.
But Chesebro and Powell’s attorneys will only attack the evidence incriminating their clients, he said, so negative Trump news will drip out “day after day, week after week, month after month.”
“This is going to hurt, this is going to devastate Trump in the court of public opinion,” said Kirschner.
