Key takeaways:
- Kenneth Chesebro, a legal adviser to former President Donald Trump’s campaign, has declined a plea offer from the Fulton County, Georgia, district attorney’s office in its 2020 election interference case.
- Sidney Powell unexpectedly entered a guilty plea Thursday morning, agreeing to plead guilty to six counts of conspiracy to commit interference with the performance of election duties.
- Chesebro is charged with helping create a “strategy for disrupting and delaying the joint session of Congress on January 6, 2021” and his trial is expected to begin later this week.
Kenneth Chesebro, a legal adviser to former President Donald Trump’s campaign, has declined a plea offer from the Fulton County, Georgia, district attorney’s office in its 2020 election interference case, a source familiar with the matter confirmed Thursday.
The plea offer was first reported by ABC News and would have seen Chesebro plead guilty to a single felony racketeering charge. However, Chesebro has decided to go to trial instead.
The trial is scheduled to begin this week and Chesebro was initially to have been tried alongside former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell. However, Powell unexpectedly entered a guilty plea Thursday morning, agreeing to plead guilty to six counts of conspiracy to commit interference with the performance of election duties.
The penalty for Powell includes six years probation, a recorded proffer interview with prosecutors, a commitment to testify about her actions in future trials, and a $6,000 fine.
The case is part of a larger investigation into alleged interference in the 2020 election. Chesebro is charged with helping create a “strategy for disrupting and delaying the joint session of Congress on January 6, 2021.”
It remains to be seen how Chesebro’s decision to go to trial will affect the outcome of the case. The trial is expected to begin later this week.
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