We Already Have 4 Guilty Pleas in Fulton Grand Jury Trail

In a significant development related to the alleged election fraud in the 2020 presidential election, former President Donald Trump, along with eighteen co-defendants, faced indictment under the RICO Act on August 14, 2023. This followed an extensive investigation led by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, which uncovered an intricate scheme aimed at overturning the decision of Georgia voters.

Several of the co-defendants, including Jenna Ellis, Sidney Powell, Kenneth Chesebro, and bail bondsman Scott Hall, have pleaded guilty. Their cooperation is expected to have a significant impact on Trump's trial scheduled for March 2024.

Jenna Ellis, the former campaign lawyer for Trump, confessed to her involvement in a conspiracy to reverse the outcome of Trump's election loss. In exchange for her plea, she agreed to serve three to five years of probation, perform community service, make a $5,000 restitution payment, and issue an apology letter to the state of Georgia. She becomes the fourth co-defendant to admit guilt and to offer testimony in upcoming trials. Interestingly, Ellis expressed reservations about supporting Trump's potential nomination in the 2024 election despite her prior association with him.

Who is Jenna Ellis

Jenna Ellis is a legal professional who gained prominence for her role as a legal advisor to the Trump campaign during the 2020 United States presidential election. She was hired as a senior legal adviser for Donald Trump's re-election campaign in November 2019. Throughout her tenure with the campaign, Ellis played a significant role in its post-election legal challenges.

During this time, she worked closely with Rudy Giuliani, Trump's personal lawyer, and became known as his protege. Ellis was a prominent figure in the Trump campaign's efforts to challenge the election results, particularly in Pennsylvania and other battleground states. She was a member of the legal team assembled by Trump on November 14, 2020, to contest the election's legitimacy.

Ellis and Giuliani effectively took charge of the campaign's legal efforts, leading to a public confrontation with other advisers and campaign staff. They held press conferences and advocated for Trump's claims of election fraud, even though they did not present concrete evidence of such fraud during these public appearances.

Despite numerous legal setbacks and dismissals of their lawsuits, Ellis and Giuliani continued to challenge the election results and urged state lawmakers to intervene in the selection of presidential electors. These efforts extended to multiple states, including Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Georgia.

Ellis faced criticism for her stance on COVID-19 safety measures, as she did not wear a mask during certain meetings, including one with Michigan lawmakers. Both she and Giuliani later tested positive for COVID-19.

In January 2022, Ellis was subpoenaed to testify before the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, where she invoked her Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.

After her involvement with the Trump campaign, Jenna Ellis remained active in conservative politics. She criticized efforts to repeal the Reedy Creek Improvement Act and took on the role of senior legal adviser to Doug Mastriano in his campaign for governor of Pennsylvania. She continued to express her conservative views and publicly distanced herself from Donald Trump's potential return to elected office, citing concerns about his behavior and the idolatry of some of his supporters.

In March 2023, Jenna Ellis faced public censure by the Colorado Supreme Court for making misrepresentations about the 2020 presidential election. She admitted to knowingly misrepresenting facts and paid a fine as part of the censure.

Then, in August 2023, Jenna Ellis was indicted by a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, along with 18 others, for her alleged involvement in a criminal enterprise aimed at overturning the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia. She turned herself in to authorities in August 2023 and later pleaded guilty to one felony count related to aiding and abetting false statements during a legislative hearing in December 2020. As part of her guilty plea, she received probation, a restitution payment, community service, and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors against her co-defendants.

3 Other Defendants Who Have Plead Guilty

Kenneth Chesebro, who played a role in Trump's false electors plot, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to submit fraudulent documents. His plea deal includes five years of probation, a $5,000 restitution payment, and an agreement to testify in future trials. Chesebro admitted to conspiring with Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and John Eastman to present fake GOP electors, with their federal trial set for March 2024. Chesebro's cooperation may pose challenges to Trump's defense.

Sidney Powell, a former member of Trump's legal team, pleaded guilty to six counts of conspiracy to interfere with election duties. Powell confessed to her involvement in a scheme to unlawfully access secure election machines in Georgia and agreed to testify against Trump and other co-defendants in her plea agreement. She received a six-year probation sentence, along with requirements to issue an apology to Georgian citizens, pay $2,700 in restitution for tampered voting machines, and an additional $6,000 fine.

Scott Hall, an Atlanta bail bondsman, pleaded guilty to five counts of conspiracy in the Fulton County, Georgia election interference case. He received a sentence of five years of probation, a $5,000 fine, and a mandate to complete 200 hours of community service. Hall admitted to scanning every ballot and imaging every hard drive in Coffee County as part of the election interference conspiracy.