Jenna Ellis Admits Guilt in Efforts to Overturn Georgia’s 2020 Election Results

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Prominent attorney and conservative media personality Jenna Ellis entered a guilty plea on Tuesday for her role in attempting to reverse the 2020 Presidential election outcome in Georgia. Addressing the court, Ellis expressed significant regret for her past actions.

Ellis, who is the fourth person involved in the case to reach a plea agreement with the prosecution, had been an influential member of former President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign. She, along with Trump and 17 other individuals, had initially faced charges under Georgia’s anti-racketeering statute.

She admitted to a felony charge of aiding and abetting the dissemination of false statements and documents. Initially, she had been indicted for violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and for urging public officers to breach their oath.

Upon entering her plea, an emotional Ellis spoke, stating that her decision to represent Trump in the aftermath of the 2020 election would have been different had she known what she knows today. She noted her reliance on other, more experienced lawyers and acknowledged her failure to independently verify the information provided to her.

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Ellis, 38, said, “Your Honor, what I should have done was verify the accuracy of the facts presented by other attorneys.”

Her guilty plea comes on the heels of similar admissions by attorneys Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro, making them the third and fourth high-profile individuals to accept legal responsibility for promoting unfounded challenges to President Joe Biden’s electoral win in 2020.

Ellis received a sentence of five years of probation, a $5,000 fine, 100 hours of community service, and was ordered to write an apology letter to the residents of Georgia, as well as to testify truthfully in subsequent trials related to this case.

The early admissions and relatively lenient sentences could potentially indicate a similar trajectory for other defendants who may view cooperation and acknowledgment of guilt as a pathway to lesser penalties. However, the weight of their testimony against Trump remains to be seen, as their own questionable roles in these schemes could weaken their credibility.

The extensive indictment reveals multiple allegations against Ellis. Among these are claims that she played a role in formulating plans intended to obstruct and delay the congressional certification of the 2020 Presidential election on January 6, 2021— a day that later saw a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of Trump.

Additionally, Ellis was accused of encouraging state lawmakers to illegally appoint pro-Trump electors in a Pennsylvania hearing, and she later participated in a meeting at the White House regarding the matter. The indictment also asserts that Ellis lobbied state legislators to endorse fraudulent electors in Georgia, Arizona, and Michigan.

Before her admission, Ellis had maintained a defiant posture. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, she had accused Democrats and the Fulton County District Attorney of criminalizing legal practice. However, her stance has since shifted, as she has publicly criticized Trump, stating she would not vote for him again due to his “malignant, narcissistic tendencies.”

Ellis was previously censured in Colorado for making false claims regarding the 2020 Presidential election. This disciplinary action was partly due to a November 20, 2020, appearance on Newsmax, where she alleged that the election was stolen from Trump, claiming proof of such theft.

Sidney Powell was sentenced to six years of probation and fined $6,000 after pleading guilty to six misdemeanors relating to election interference. Kenneth Chesebro admitted to one felony charge of conspiring to submit false documents and received five years of probation, 100 hours of community service, and a $5,000 fine.

Another lesser-known defendant, Scott Graham Hall, entered a guilty plea last month to five misdemeanor counts. Hall received a five-year probationary sentence and agreed to testify in future proceedings.

Donald Trump and the remaining defendants, including his former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, have entered not guilty pleas.

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This report was provided by Weissert from Washington, with contributions from Big Big News writer Eric Tucker, also based in Washington.

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