A Fulton County judge is hearing arguments today from two defendants in the Georgia election interference case who are seeking to sever their cases from the other defendants.

Both defendants -- attorney Kenneth Chesebro and former Trump campaign attorney Sidney Powell -- have filed speedy trial demands as well as motions to sever the case completely from the other defendants, including from each other.

The Fulton County district attorney's office has reiterated its desire that "all defendants should be tried together."

Chesebro, Powell and 16 others, along with former President Donald Trump, have pleaded not guilty to all charges in a sweeping racketeering indictment for alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state of Georgia. The former president says his actions were not illegal and that the investigation is politically motivated.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said Tuesday that he intends to ask the state at the hearing for a "good-faith estimate" of the time it reasonably anticipates it will need to present its case during a joint trial of all 19 defendants, and "alternatively any divisions thereof."

Chesebro faces seven counts including two counts of conspiracy to commit forgery in the first degree and two counts of conspiracy to commit false statements and writings. According to the indictment, he allegedly conceived "multiple strategies for disrupting and delaying the joint session of Congress on January 6, 2021."

Powell also faces seven counts, including two counts of conspiracy to commit election fraud. She allegedly helped people tamper with ballot markers and machines inside an elections office in Coffee County, according to the indictment.