Former President Donald Trump, who faces 13 felony counts for interfering with the 2020 election in Georgia, pleaded not guilty on Thursday. His case will be one of the most watched criminal trials in history.
Judge Scott McAfee, who was appointed by a Republican and will preside over Trump’s case, said that all court proceedings will be broadcast and streamed online on the Fulton County Court’s YouTube page. He also said that reporters can bring their computers and cell phones into the courtroom.
Trump is being treated like any other defendant by Fulton County, which indicted him after a grand jury investigation.
Trump and 18 others are accused of trying to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results in a criminal scheme. He faces 91 felony charges in four cases, two federal and two state.
In Fulton County, Trump was treated like any other suspect, having to surrender at a jail and take a mug shot. He got out on a $200,000 bond — $80,000 for the “serious felony” of breaking the Georgia RICO Act, and $10,000 for the other felonies.
The trial date for Trump and his co-defendants, such as former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former White House chief Mark Meadows, is not set yet.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who led the probe, suggested starting the trial for all 19 defendants on March 4, 2024, but Judge McAfee has not decided on her timeline and some defendants want separate trials.