Jenna Ellis, one of former President Donald Trump’s ex-attorneys implicated in the Georgia election interference case, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a charge of aiding and abetting false statements and writings. She is the third former Trump attorney to have pleaded guilty in this case, following Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro.
Ellis’ guilty plea formed part of a plea deal that reduced her charges from two felony counts to one. She agreed to allege that her fellow co-defendants, Rudy Giuliani and Ray Stallings Smith III, made false statements to the Georgia Senate Judiciary Subcommittee. These claims included allegations that, during the 2020 presidential election, more than 2,500 individuals convicted of felonies unlawfully voted, more than 66,000 underage people voted, and over 10,000 deceased individuals voted in the state.
During the plea hearing, Ellis expressed remorse for her participation in the spreading of election misinformation. She admitted her fault in relying on senior lawyers to provide her with accurate and truthful information, stating that if she knew then what she knows now, she would not have accepted the role of representing Donald Trump in challenging the election outcomes.
While Ellis did not officially sign onto the majority of Trump’s election challenges as an attorney, she acted as a spokesperson at several press conferences and state legislatures, including the Georgia legislature. Initially proclaiming her innocence in September, Ellis has since abstained from discussing her legal predicaments publicly outside of the courtroom. Additionally, she was censured in Colorado for her false claims of 2020 election fraud.
At the moment, Georgia Judge Scott McAfee has yet to set a trial date for the remaining defendants in the case, which includes former President Donald Trump.
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