Sidney Powell, a former Trump attorney charged alongside the former president in the Georgia election interference case, has filed a motion for a speedy trial.

Powell’s request makes her the second of the 19 charged in the case to do so.

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Speedy trial, as in: “I try to dump my shit first, and if I dump enough shit on Trump I may get out with a slap on the fingers instead of a stay behind bars. Better than waiting and getting shit dumped on by the others.”

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I suspect her motives may simply be that she wants this done quickly, and to not be waiting for another 2 years to suit Donald Trump’s election bid.

Whatever we may think about the alleged crimes, they’re all innocent until proven guilty and this will be highly disruptive for their lives. I can empathise with the desire to get this done rather than allow the trial to be postponed because one person wants to.

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they’re all innocent until proven guilty

While indeed they are, they were not booked for that trial because they were picked at random out of the general populace…

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She always looks like she’s been hit in the face with a pan by a cartoon mouse, and her face hasn’t yet gone back to the shape it should be. But yes, by all means finish her trial, and then throw her in prison. I’ve been waiting long enough to see these creeps go to jail; I’m just as eager for a speedy trial as they are.

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lol, does she now?

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The significance is that if they ask for a speedy trial in Fulton County, the court is obligated to give it to them within the current 2 month court cycle or the next, and if they can’t go to trial in that time, the case is dropped and they go free.

Nobody really wants to go to trial that fast, not only because it’s hard to prepare the case that quickly, but it also limits the amount of pre-trial motions they can do.

It seems likely they were hoping Fani Willis couldn’t go to trial that fast and they could just walk free, but Willis was like “I’m cool with that. I can do this shit tomorrow if you want” and now they’ll get their speedy trial, which means their defense will be rushed and a little hamstrung.

These people aren’t smart.

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I wonder if it’s a ploy to pressure trump. A few have indicated they expected their legal bills to be paid. If their trial can proceed quickly, there is less valid reason to delay his trial. If he offered to pay their legal costs, it might all slow down as they waive their speedy trial.

Also, if they are found guilty and the case is similar to trump, or the details are damaging to him, it also damages his election chances. So, they may not be as stupid as they seem. However, if the speedy trial is asked for, perhaps it won’t be taken away if they can argue justice is better served to continue with the speedy trial. I doubt it would though. Usually fair is the most important.

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Thanks for the explanation. Also helps clarify why it’s taken so long for trials to begin - if every defendant can demand “trial within a few months or it’s free”, of course you’d spend years gathering evidence and perfecting your case beforehand, if you felt you could.

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In this case it is a bluff. She wants her trial as soon as possible on the assertion that the DA and prosecution are not fully prepared for trial… But I think it will bite her square in the ass because there is no way that they are handing out subpoenas with so much at stake on a whim without having dune done their due diligence.

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Remember when this dipshit was the kraken? She’s probably all like “these assholes don’t have a case at all, I tried doing a law once and it’s impossible!!!”

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To your edit, it’s hard to campaign from jail. Also the warden (or whoever) could decide he doesn’t get internet access or significant phone time, so, that’d be a problem too

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I keep reading that name as cheesebro

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I mean, that is how it’s pronounced lol

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He’s a total cheddar head.

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A complete curd nerd if you will.

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Hope she hangs and I hope it isn’t speedy

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That was a nice little dance…

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