Trump lawyer pleads guilty in Georgia election case, AP Explains

(20 Oct 2023)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Atlanta - 20 October 2023
1. Wide of Fulton County Court
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Kate Brumback, Associated Press:
"Kenneth Chesebro was indicted along with former President Donald Trump and 17 other people. They were accused of illegally plotting to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia."
3. Mid of Courthouse signage
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Kate Brumback, Associated Press:
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"He pleaded guilty to a single felony count of conspiracy to commit filing false documents. He was ordered to serve five years probation, pay restitution of $5,000, serve 100 days of community service and to write a letter of apology."
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Kate Brumback, Associated Press:
"Because we don't know exactly what testimony they might give it's not exactly clear what that might mean for former President Trump or for the other high profile defendants who are remaining and those include Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows."
6. Wide of court building
STORYLINE:
Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty to a felony on Friday just as jury selection was getting underway in his trial on charges accusing him of participating in efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election in Georgia.

Chesebro, who was charged alongside Trump and 17 others with violating the state’s anti-racketeering law, pleaded guilty to one felony charge of conspiracy to commit filing false documents in a last-minute deal, with prosecutors agreeing to dismiss the other charges. His plea came a day after fellow attorney Sidney Powell, who had been scheduled to go to trial alongside him, entered her own guilty plea to six misdemeanor counts.

In Chesebro’s case, he was sentenced to five years’ probation and 100 hours of community service and was ordered to pay $5,000 in restitution, write an apology letter to Georgia’s residents and testify truthfully at any related future trial.

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[rburns]

So basically they have bleed all these lawyers dry. They are out of money and can't afford to keep fighting in court. Of course you take a deal and say whatever they want you to. Sounds legit to me.

[stephenkenney]

And to think AP considers themselves a news organization….too funny!

[TallulahSoie]

I don't expect the media to tell the truth on these cases, but everyone should simply look up *Deferred Adjudication.*

That's what all these cases resulted in.

[robertstockton]

How much do they pay you to plead guilty

[jamestowles]

I wonder how much she was paid off! Everyone know it was rigged

[dadkingcoffey]

It's all theater..scripted
The entities in charge we don't vote for.

[lindahelm]

It's the job of lawyers to represent their clients and now they're getting indicted?!?! What

[Tony-uxtr]

I wonder how much everybody’s getting paid for doing all this to Trump🧐

[nancy-suzk]

🎶🎤The (legal) mouse takes the cheese, the mouse takes the cheese, hi-ho the dairy, oh, the law takes the chesebro! 🎶

[eliasholmes]

"Plead guilty, turn on Trump and we'll go easy on you."

[TheRoyalBavarian]

The sooner trump is in prison the sooner America can move on.

[brucenance]

This only goes to prove a lawyer is always in someone's pocket

[JohnJohnson-duvc]

It's good to see non-emotional & bare-facts reporting without "analysis". I thought that was dead.

[zaiks]

Imagine Trump sitting in a cell ... I would still vote for him. All the other idiots committed much worse and roaming free outside

[LH-fpkr]

She is only crying because she got caught, because she wants sympathy and a lighter sentence...HYPOCRITE, she is NOT a Christian....obviously NO moral standing. A liar, cheat and despicable lawyer. She got off TOO easily. SHE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT SHE WAS DOING!!

[CasualMisinformationSpreader]

Trump needs to have a better vetting process second time around.

[johnmelone]

So he plead to possibly thinking about filing paper work lol. Wow this is just sad

[elizabethclemmons]

If this is true they had to have been paid off…why would u fight all this time and then suddenly flip the other way…two words”PAID OFF “!!!

[tinavifquain]

' ! ❤️ ! " Responsibility Matters for ALL Lives " ! USA ! '

[JPVillalobos]

$5000 fine for a lawyer??? Wow such harsh punishment.