Update: A Georgia judge set the first trial for Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro to begin on October 23.

Fani Willis asked the Court to move the trial date for President Trump and 18 other co-defendants in her RICO and conspiracy case to October 23.

The DA originally set a trial date for March 4, 2024, the day before Super Tuesday and a week before the Georgia presidential primary.

Willis asked the Court to move up the trial date after co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro filed a demand for a speedy trial.

Kenneth Chesebro

Trump’s lawyer Kenneth Chesebro was charged with count 1 (RICO), 9 (Conspiracy to Commit Impersonating a Public Officer), 11 (Conspiracy to Commit Forgery in the First Degree), 13 (Conspiracy to Commit False Statements and Writings), 15 (Conspiracy to Commit Filing False Documents), 17 (Conspiracy to Commit Forgery in the First Degree), and 19 (Conspiracy to Commit False Statements and Writings).

CNBC reported:

A Georgia judge on Thursday scheduled the first trial for a co-defendant of former President Donald Trump for interfering in the state’s 2020 election to begin on Oct. 23.

The co-defendant, Kenneth Chesebro, on Wednesday had filed a demand for a speedy trial in the case in Atlanta.

Chesebro, who is an attorney, is the only one of Trump’s co-defendants who will stand trial starting Oct. 23 under the order issued Thursday in Fulton County Superior Court.