Attorney Jenna Ellis has entered a guilty plea in the Georgia election interference case. The former Trump lawyer is now the fourth co-defendant to plead guilty.
Attorney Jenna Ellis has entered a guilty plea in the Georgia election interference case. The former Trump lawyer is now the fourth co-defendant to plead guilty.
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Ellis is the fourth defendant to plead guilty in the broad racketeering case focused on efforts to keep then-President Donald Trump in office after his 2020 loss to Joe Biden.
In exchange for truthful testimony at future trials, Ellis pleaded guilty to one felony count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings.
Ellis’ charge stems from a Dec. 3, 2020, subcommittee hearing of Georgia’s Senate Judiciary Committee where Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Ray Smith made a litany of baseless claims of widespread election fraud.
Ellis pleaded guilty to aiding this testimony, which prosecutors say was intended to convince the legislature to disregard Biden’s victory in Georgia.
“The false statements were made with reckless disregard for the truth,” prosecutor Daysha Young said at Tuesday’s plea hearing.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has not set a trial date yet for the remaining co-defendants, including Trump.
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