{"id":2319638,"date":"2024-08-05T19:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T23:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-trump-lawyer-agrees-to-cooperate-in-arizona-elector-case-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-05T19:08:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T23:08:01","slug":"former-trump-lawyer-agrees-to-cooperate-in-arizona-elector-case-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-trump-lawyer-agrees-to-cooperate-in-arizona-elector-case-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Trump lawyer agrees to cooperate in Arizona elector case &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-trump-lawyer-agrees-to-cooperate-in-arizona-elector-case-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2319638&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis has decided to \u2062cooperate with authorities in the &#8220;fake electors&#8221; case in Arizona, which revolves around efforts by Republicans to falsely claim \u200bthe state&#8217;s electoral votes for Trump after he\u2064 lost the 2020 election to \u200dJoe Biden. Ellis, who was among 18 defendants indicted\u200c for contesting the election results, aims to provide evidence to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/last-newburgh-four-prisoner-files-motion-for-release-cites-government-entrapment-in-post-9-11-plot\/\" title=\"Last &#039;Newburgh Four&#039; inmate seeks release, claims entrapment in post-9\/11 scheme.\">avoid prison\u2064 time<\/a>. Arizona&#8217;s Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes \u2063announced this\u2062 cooperation, highlighting the significance of \u2063Ellis&#8217;s insights in strengthening the\u200c state&#8217;s case against those \u2062accused of unlawfully attempting to secure Trump&#8217;s electoral votes.\u2062 This agreement is seen by Mayes as a victory for \u2062the\u200c rule of law amidst\u2063 ongoing concerns over attempts to undermine American democracy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Former Trump lawyer agrees to cooperate in Arizona elector case<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1716990\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis has agreed to cooperate with authorities to avoid prison time by providing evidence in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arizona&rsquo;s<\/a> &ldquo;fake electors&rdquo; case surrounding the 2020 election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ellis provided legal counsel to former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> 2020 campaign. The lawyer was one of 18 defendants indicted earlier this year for disputing the results of the 2020 election in Arizona.&nbsp;Trump was not among those charged.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic state Attorney General Kris Mayes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azag.gov\/press-release\/attorney-general-mayes-announces-cooperation-agreement-fake-electors-case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>announced<\/a> Monday that Ellis agreed to cooperate with the investigation into the electors case. The case surrounds Republicans who have been accused of unlawfully attempting to deliver the state&rsquo;s 11 electoral votes to Trump after the battleground race was called for President Joe Biden.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My office has reached a cooperation agreement with Jenna Ellis in the fake electors case. Full release here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SEDalBB7i7\">https:\/\/t.co\/SEDalBB7i7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZBpGmFrKe\">pic.twitter.com\/jZBpGmFrKe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes (@AZAGMayes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AZAGMayes\/status\/1820548421650104460?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Mayes said Ellis&rsquo;s &ldquo;insights are invaluable and will greatly aid the State in proving its case in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elizabeth-warren-launches-new-attack-on-supreme-court-actively-undermining-democracy-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Elizabeth Warren launches new attack on Supreme Court: \u2018Actively undermining democracy\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">court&#038;rdquo<\/a>; in a statement announcing the deal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As I stated when the initial charges were announced, I will not allow American democracy to be undermined &mdash; it is far too important. Today&rsquo;s announcement is a win for the rule of law,&rdquo; the Democratic attorney general continued.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jenna Ellis speaks with her attorney, Franklin Hogue, after pleading guilty to a felony count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings, inside Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee&rsquo;s Fulton County Courtroom, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, in Atlanta. Ellis, an attorney and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-trump-lawyer-jenna-ellis-takes-plea-deal-in-2020-georgia-election-case\/\" title=\"Jenna Ellis, former Trump lawyer, accepts plea deal in 2020 Georgia election case.\">prominent conservative media figure<\/a>, reached a deal with prosecutors Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, and pleaded guilty to a reduced charge over efforts to overturn former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s 2020 election loss in Georgia.(AP Photo\/John Bazemore, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Arizona&rsquo;s 2020 race between Trump and Biden was one of the closest in the country. Many major networks, including NBC, held off on calling the state for Biden until nine days after Election Day, with final tallies showing Trump lost by under 11,000 votes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump disputed the election results, telling supporters the following January, &ldquo;In the state of Arizona, over 36,000 ballots were illegally cast by non-citizens. Two thousand ballots were returned with no address.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>No evidence has been found to back up his claims.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2020, 11 Republicans concerned with alleged voter fraud gathered in Arizona&rsquo;s capitol and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AZGOP\/status\/1338600278459727872\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>signed<\/a> a document claiming Trump had won the state. They said they were &ldquo;duly elected and qualified&rdquo; electors and sent the document to Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Ellis was not one of the electors but was later indicted on charges of aiding their efforts to overturn the Arizona presidential election. The lawyer worked closely with Rudy Giuliani, Trump&rsquo;s former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-in-arizona-state-legislature-to-hold-public-hearing-on-election-integrity-on-monday-nov-30\/\" title=\"JUST IN: Arizona State Legislature to Hold Public Hearing on Election Integrity on Monday, Nov. 30\">personal attorney<\/a>, who was also indicted in the Arizona election case, to make the case that the GOP leader had legally won the battleground state.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/?d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In her new cooperation deal, Ellis agreed to &ldquo;completely and truthfully&rdquo; testify at future trials and provide information about her dealings with Giuliani.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In exchange, Mayes confirmed that all nine felony charges against Ellis will be dropped and that she will avoid jail time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1716990\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1716990\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis has decided to cooperate with authorities in order to evade prison time by offering evidence in the Arizona &#8220;fake electors&#8221; case related to the 2020 election. Ellis served as legal counsel for Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign during that election and is one of 18 individuals indicted earlier this year for contesting the election results in Arizona, although Trump himself was not charged. On Monday, Democratic state Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that Ellis has agreed to assist with the investigation into this matter. The case involves allegations against Republicans who purportedly tried to illegally submit Arizona&#8217;s 11 electoral votes for Trump after President Joe Biden was declared the winner of the closely contested state.<\/p>\n<p>Mayes stated that Ellis&#8217;s insights would be crucial in helping prove their case in court, emphasizing his commitment to protecting American democracy and upholding the rule of law. Earlier this month, on October 24, 2023, Ellis pleaded guilty to a felony charge related to her involvement in efforts aimed at overturning Trump&#8217;s loss in Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>The race between Trump and Biden was one of the tightest nationwide; major networks delayed calling Arizona for Biden until nine days post-Election Day, with final results showing Trump lost by fewer than 11,000 votes. Despite Trump&#8217;s claims of widespread voter fraud\u2014asserting that over 36,000 ballots were cast illegally\u2014no evidence has substantiated these allegations.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2020, a group of eleven Republicans gathered at Arizona\u2019s capitol claiming they were legitimate electors for Trump and submitted documentation asserting he had won the state. Although Ellis did not sign as an elector herself, she faced charges for assisting their attempts to overturn Arizona&#8217;s presidential election results while collaborating closely with Rudy Giuliani\u2014Trump\u2019s former personal attorney\u2014who is also facing charges related to this case.<\/p>\n<p>Under her cooperation agreement with prosecutors, Ellis will provide &#8220;complete and truthful&#8221; testimony at upcoming trials regarding her interactions with Giuliani. In return for her cooperation, all nine felony charges against her will be dismissed and she will avoid incarceration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2319639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Jenna.-Ellis.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4472,15473,37267,4742,3634],"class_list":["post-2319638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arizona","tag-cooperation","tag-elector-case","tag-lawyer","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Jenna.-Ellis.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319638\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}