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The Lawfare Podcast

Ken Chesebro’s Upcoming Trial

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🗓️ 28 September 2023

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Next month, Kenneth Chesebro—the alleged architect of the fake electors plot—is set to be tried in Fulton County, Georgia, on racketeering and other charges. This week, Lawfare Editor-in-Chief Benjamin Wittes and Lawfare Legal Fellow and Courts Correspondent Anna Bower sat down with Chesebro’s defense attorneys, Scott Grubman, Manny Arora, and Robert Wilson. In a wide-ranging conversation, they discussed why Chesebro demanded a speedy trial, debated the merits of several pending motions, and chatted about the prospect of a settlement in Chesebro’s case.

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0:25.6

no bull, and the aftermath.

0:55.6

We don't want this case to be about anyone else, regardless of who they are, what their

1:03.2

politics is, we just want this to be about Ken. So I agree with you though, it's all going

1:09.5

to be about Ken's unlawful intent or lack thereof. We are going to make sure we do everything

1:17.3

to hold the government, the state to their burden of proof when it comes to all the elements,

1:22.9

particularly intent. And I think at the end of the day, that's what a jury's going to have

1:27.0

to ask themselves, they're going to have to go through all this evidence. For example,

1:30.9

the items I pointed out, and I recognize I'm not giving, you know, a full picture to everything.

1:37.2

I'm sure if the state was on here, they would point out different facts. But all I can do is

1:41.3

point out the ones that I want to focus on. And I think it's going to be very, very difficult

1:48.5

for a jury to sit down in face of those facts and conclude that Mr. Chesbro acted with unlawful

1:55.9

intent beyond a reasonable doubt. I'm Anna Bauer, Law Fair Legal Fellow and Courts

2:01.8

Correspondent, and this is the Law Fair Podcast, September 28, 2023 edition. This October,

2:10.6

Kenneth Chesbro, the alleged architect of the fake electors plot, is set to be tried

2:15.9

in Fulton County, Georgia, on racketeering and other charges. This week, Law Fair Editor

2:22.6

and Chief Ben Wittis and I sat down with Chesbro's defense attorneys, Scott Grubman, Maniorora,

2:29.4

and Robert Wilson. In a wide-ranging conversation, we discussed why Chesbro demanded a speedy trial.

2:36.9

We debated the merits of several pending motions, and we asked whether there is any prospect

2:42.5

of a settlement in Chesbro's case. It's the Law Fair Podcast for September 28, Ken Chesbro's

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