Former Trump lawyer pleads guilty in Georgia election case

Former Trump lawyer pleads guilty in Georgia election case

Sidney Powell also agreed to testify against Donald Trump if called upon.

Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to conspiracy to aid Donald Trump’s efforts in overturning his election defeat in Georgia. (AP pic)
WASHINGTON:
A former lawyer for Donald Trump pleaded guilty today to six counts of conspiracy to aid the former US president’s efforts to overturn his election defeat in the state of Georgia, a live court proceeding showed.

The lawyer, Sidney Powell, pleaded guilty to six counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with performance of election duties and agreed to testify against Trump and other co-defendants in the case if called upon.

Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, has pleaded not guilty to a sweeping Fulton County, Georgia, indictment charging him with violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, or Rico, act in its efforts to overturn his loss to Democratic president Joe Biden.

Powell admitted to plotting to unlawfully access secure election machines in rural Coffee County in southeastern Georgia in January 2021. The plea agreement calls for her to be sentenced to six years of probation.

Powell represented Trump following the 2020 presidential election and helped spread his false claims that the election had been marred by widespread voter fraud.

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