Attorney Kenneth Chesebro, co-defendant in Trump case, pleads guilty to election interference in Georgia

Kenneth Chesebro, former Donald Trump campaign lawyer and co-defendant in the Georgia election interference case, pleaded guilty this Friday to conspiring to submit false documents and alter the results of the 2020 election.

Chesebro accepted an agreement to avoid incarceration in which he promised to plead guilty, write a letter of apology, collaborate with justice and testify in future trials related to the Georgia elections. In exchange, Fulton County Prosecutor Fani Willis dropped six felony charges and recommended a sentence of 5 years’ probation and payment of $5,000 in restitution.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee accepted the prosecutor’s suggestion and imposed that sentence during the hearing that took place this Friday.

The attorney was originally charged with seven crimes, including violation of Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, conspiracy to commit forgery, and conspiracy to commit impersonation of a public official.

The result of Willis’ pressure

After Chesebro’s decision was released, Trump’s lead attorney in the Georgia case, Steve Sadow, reacted by highlighting that the guilty plea “was the result of pressure by Fani Willis and her team and the prosecution’s looming threat of prison time.”

“However, it is very important for everyone to note that the RICO charge and every other count was dismissed. Once again, I fully expect that truthful testimony would be favorable to my defense strategy,” Sadow added, as shared by CNN.

It should be noted that Chesebro’s statement came just one day after Sidney Powell, another of Donald Trump’s former lawyers, pleaded guilty as part of another agreement with prosecutors.

Powell admitted to six misdemeanor counts of election tampering in exchange for six years of probation, a $6,000 fine, $2,700 in restitution to the state, and a letter of apology to the people of Georgia.