Sidney Powell, a former attorney for then-President Donald Trump, agreed to plead guilty to six misdemeanor charges in a Fulton County, Ga., courthouse on Thursday, reports said.
Per Fox News, the “six charges of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with performance of election duties carried a recommended sentence of 6 years’ probation in total, as well as a $6,000 fine and an additional $2,700 restitution payment to the state.”
In addition, she agreed to write a letter of apology to Georgia residents and provide “truthful testimony” at any hearings in the future regarding the other co-defendants in cases filed by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, including Trump.
She is one of 19 defendants in the various cases.
Her case was being fast-tracked along with lawyer Kenneth Chesebro. Both of their trials were to begin on Friday, but her plea deal means her case is now resolved. As of this writing, Chesebro’s trial is still on track to begin Friday. They had both requested that their cases be separate from the other larger group of defendants.
“Judge Scott McAfee partially granted their request but said they must be tried as a pair for the sake of a speedy trial,” Fox News reported.
The remaining defendants include Trump, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, former Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis, and many others.
Willis’ case against Trump is one of four: He’s been charged in two federal cases by special counsel Jack Smith, and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) has also charged him with multiple counts. Also, Trump is currently involved in a civil fraud trial brought against him by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Judge Arthur Engoron in Manhattan “last month ruled that Trump and the Trump Organization committed fraud while building his real estate empire by deceiving banks, insurers and others by overvaluing his assets and exaggerating his net worth on paperwork used in making deals and securing financing,” Fox News reported.
“Engoron’s ruling came after James sued Trump, his children and the Trump Organization, alleging that the former president “inflated his net worth by billions of dollars,” and said his children helped him to do so,” the outlet added.
