Fortenberry Trial pushed back

The trial of Nebraska Congressman Jeff Fortenberry is being delayed somewhat. 

November 16, 2021Updated: November 16, 2021
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

The trial of Nebraska Congressman Jeff Fortenberry is being delayed somewhat. 

The judge in the nine-term Congressman's federal trial has agreed to move the trial date. Originally scheduled for December 14th, it'll now be February 15th next year in California. A pretrial conference will be held a week prior. 

The republican's defense requested a continuation, citing roughly 11,000 pages of materials and 50 audio and video recordings that it needed to comb through in order to be prepared. 

Fortenberry was indicted in October, accused of lying or misleading the FBI about illegal foreign campaign contributions. He's pleaded not guilty. 

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