Former President Trump's lawyer, Jenna Ellis, agreed on Monday to cooperate in the state's “fake electors” lawsuit in exchange for dropping the charges, according to Arizona's attorney general.
Arizona Democratic Attorney General Chris Mays release A press statement announcing that a cooperation agreement has been reached between Ellis and the state government regarding the indictment which alleges that 18 people were involved in a “fake electoral scheme” in the 2020 election. Nine felony charges against Ellis, including fraud, forgery and conspiracy, will be dropped, and Mays called the announcement a “victory for the rule of law.” (RELATED: Alan Dershowitz says he will “do everything in his power” to prevent Judge Marchan from overturning Trump's conviction)
“This agreement marks a major step forward in our case,” Mays said. “I want to thank Ms. Ellis for her assistance in the investigation and prosecution. Her insight has been invaluable and will greatly assist the State in proving its case in court. As I said when the initial charges were announced, I will not allow American democracy to be undermined, and that is vitally important. Today's announcement is a victory for the rule of law.”
Jenna Ellis reads a statement after pleading guilty to felony counts of making and aiding false statements. (Photo by John Bazemore Pool/Getty Images)
Mayes released a video via X on April 24 announcing the unsealing of the indictment against 18 defendants, some of whom appear to have ties to former President Donald Trump. The indictment alleges that 11 of those charged, Arizona Republicans, submitted documents to Congress falsely declaring that Trump had won the state election over President Joe Biden.
In addition to Ellis, other Trump associates currently facing indictment include former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, campaign adviser Boris Epshteyn, former campaign staffer Mike Roman and lawyers Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman and Christina Bobb. according to To the Associated Press.
The agreement states that Ellis had spoken with Mays' office on June 17 to “assess in good faith whether cooperation is in the state's best interest.” according to The Ellis conversation was confirmed the day before lead prosecutor Nicholas Klingerman spoke to reporters outside the Phoenix courthouse about the possibility of a plea deal being in the works. according to To NBC News.
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