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Rep Pleads Not Guilty to New , Charges at

A judge on Friday scheduled the congressman's trial for Sept 9, 2024 in federal court.

’ constituents who attended the arraignment audibly gasped when the judge set the trial date for nearly a year from now.

Prosecutors had requested a date in the spring.


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Reuters · US congressman Santos pleads not guilty to new felony chargesBy Reuters
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The written was filed Thurs by , an who was tapped Aug 24 to lead TFG’s -based team. The means won’t return to ATL on Wed, where Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee… has scheduled a series of for Trump & the 18 in the sprawling criminal case.

for & 18 indicted in , , have been set for Wed, Sept 6.

Trump’s will take place at 9:30 AM ET, followed by arraignments in 15-min intervals, w/a midday break

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His speedy trial demand seeks to force a quick that comes within, or shortly after, the term of the grand jury that issued the against & his allies. On Thurs morning, asked for an “ to facilitate his effort.…

A trial just 2 months from now seems implausible given the torrent of anticipated pretrial motions & complex issues likely to be litigated before a jury can be seated.