Fortenberry's attorneys ask to move trial to Nebraska

U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry is asking that his federal trial, for allegedly lying to federal agents, be moved from California to Nebraska.

In a request filed Monday, Fortenberry’s attorney said his trial could “go forward safely” in Nebraska, where federal trials are still being held. In California, trials have been suspended until the end of February because of a surge in COVID-19 cases there.

The trial would cost less in Nebraska, Fortenberry’s attorney argued, and would be closer to where one of the alleged false statements was made — at Fortenberry’s Lincoln home.

In addition, the congressman’s lawyers said, Fortenberry needs a speedy trial to “clear his name” because he now faces election challengers from “both the left and the right.”

Read more: https://nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/fortenberrys-attorneys-ask-to-move-trial-to-nebraska/