Former Trump 2020 campaign attorney Jenna Ellis pleaded guilty Tuesday to one charge against her in Fulton County, Georgia, where Ellis and 18 others are being tried for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election—marking the fourth person to accept a plea deal in a sweeping criminal case that includes former President Donald Trump as a defendant.
Ellis pleaded guilty to one count of “aiding and abetting false statements and writings.”
In exchange for avoiding a jury trial, Ellis agreed to complete five years of probation, pay $5,000 in restitution to the Georgia Secretary of State, complete 100 hours of community service and write an apology letter to the state of Georgia.
Ellis is also prohibited from contacting members of the media or any of the co-defendants in the case.
In the original indictment, Ellis was charged with one count of racketeering and one count of soliciting members of the Georgia Senate to violate their oaths of office by falsely declaring Trump—not President Joe Biden—the winner in the state.
Ellis pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting attorney Rudy Giuliani and Ray Stallings Smith in “knowingly, willfully, and unlawfully” making false statements to members of the Georgia Senate, including falsely claiming tens of thousands of illegal votes were tallied in the state’s tight 2020 presidential contest.
Ellis spoke briefly at Tuesday’s hearing and said if she knew what she did today, she would decline to represent Trump.
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