Next, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee is expected to set arraignments for each of the defendants in the coming weeks. That’s when they would appear in court for the first time and enter a plea of guilty or not guilty, though it is not uncommon for defendants in Georgia to waive arraignment.
At least four of them — former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, former U.S. Department of Justice official Jeffrey Clark, former Georgia Republican Party chair David Shafer and Georgia state Sen. Shawn Still — are trying to move their cases to federal court. A judge is to hear arguments on Meadows’ request Monday and on Clark’s on Sept. 18. There has been speculation that Trump will also try to move to federal court.