Justice
Another Trump lawyer pleads guilty in Georgia
Jenna Ellis speaks with her attorney Franklin Houge after Ellis pleaded guilty to a felony in Judge McAfee’s Fulton Superior Court courtroom. photo
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Prosecutors in Georgia have charged 18 Trump supporters and Trump himself with attempted election fraud. Now the fourth defendant is entering into an agreement with the public prosecutor.
Trump’s then supporters Kenneth Chesebro, Sidney Powell and Scott Hall had previously pleaded guilty to various offenses in Georgia. This means that they could also testify against co-defendants in the future. This is a great success for the public prosecutor’s office. In Georgia, Trump was indicted along with 18 other defendants over his attempts to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election in the state. The Republican is also being charged at the federal level in a separate case for his efforts to subsequently overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
Trump lost the election against Democrat Joe Biden, including in Georgia. But to this day he refuses to admit defeat. Ellis was part of the legal team that tried to overturn the election results in Trump’s favor. At that time, she appeared at press conferences alongside Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani. He is also charged in Georgia. Ellis recently publicly distanced himself from Trump. She also complained that Trump refused to pay her legal fees. The 38-year-old has now been sentenced to, among other things, a suspended prison sentence and community service.