Former Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell (R) and his wife “want separate trials on the federal corruption charges they both are facing, saying in court filings late Tuesday that a joint proceeding would prevent Maureen McDonnell, in particular, from taking the witness stand to exonerate her husband,” the Washington Post reports.
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