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🗓️ 29 September 2023
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| 0:00.0 | Hello from CNN, I'm a Falma Dike with the five things you need to know for |
| 0:05.8 | Thursday September 28th. Former President Donald Trump would not try to move his |
| 0:10.8 | Georgia election subversion case to federal court. |
| 0:13.2 | That's what his lawyers revealed in a court filing today. |
| 0:16.2 | It's a surprising move. |
| 0:17.8 | Trump's lawyers previously said they might try to move the case in a bid to get the |
| 0:21.4 | charges dropped by invoking immunity protections for federal officials. |
| 0:25.5 | CNN legal analyst Elihonae gives some reasons why Trump's decision to stay in state court could |
| 0:30.3 | be strategic. |
| 0:31.3 | It seems that Donald Trump is quite satisfied |
| 0:33.7 | with the state level judge, Judge McAfee, |
| 0:36.0 | who has indeed given fair rulings. |
| 0:38.2 | He's given some rulings I think that Donald Trump's team likes. |
| 0:40.8 | There's also the uncertainty about timing. |
| 0:42.6 | It could be that Donald Trump feared that if he went into federal court, |
| 0:45.6 | he'd be pushed to trial very quickly. |
| 0:47.7 | But in state court, those cases seem to be on a much slower track. |
| 0:52.0 | Separately, Trump's civil fraud trial in New York |
| 0:54.4 | is set to start on Monday. |
| 0:56.0 | He and his adult children and closest business advisors |
| 0:58.6 | could be called to testify. |
| 1:00.5 | Earlier this week, a judge found Trump liable for fraud. |
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