{"id":2319936,"date":"2024-08-06T11:39:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T15:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ultimate-betrayal-trumps-former-attorney-works-with-prosecutors-in-case-against-45s-fake-electors\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T11:42:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T15:42:04","slug":"ultimate-betrayal-trumps-former-attorney-works-with-prosecutors-in-case-against-45s-fake-electors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ultimate-betrayal-trumps-former-attorney-works-with-prosecutors-in-case-against-45s-fake-electors\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultimate Betrayal: Trump&#8217;s Former Attorney Works with Prosecutors in Case Against 45&#8217;s &#8216;Fake Electors&#8217;"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fultimate-betrayal-trumps-former-attorney-works-with-prosecutors-in-case-against-45s-fake-electors%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=2319936&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>Jenna \u200dEllis, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-we-try-to-kill-this-mcauliffe-campaign-attempts-to-quash-story-on-paying-democrat-election-lawyer-marc-elias\/\" title=\"\u2018Can We Try to Kill This\u2019: McAuliffe Campaign Attempts to Quash Story on Paying Democrat Election Lawyer Marc Elias\">leading attorney<\/a> for former President Donald Trump during \u200bthe 2020 election controversy, \u2062has reached a plea deal with Arizona prosecutors. This deal comes as part of a wider investigation into the fraudulent slate \u200cof &#8220;fake \u200celectors&#8221; designated to represent Trump in the Electoral College,\u2064 with 17 co-defendants <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-couple-charged-with-child-neglect-after-their-21-month-old-child-overdosed-on-cocaine\/\" title=\"Fla. couple charged with child neglect after their 21-month-old child overdosed on cocaine\">facing felony charges<\/a>. Ellis had been \u200bcharged with fraud, forgery, and conspiracy; however, her plea \u2064agreement allows her to avoid potential jail time in exchange for cooperating with prosecutors, which may include providing evidence against others involved. Arizona Attorney \u2062General Kris Mayes \u200bemphasized that Ellis&#8217;s cooperation is vital to their case. Ellis previously admitted to wrongdoing in relation \u200cto her role in a similar case in Georgia, expressing regret for her actions. Meanwhile, other former Trump associates, including Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows, still face pending charges related to the election disputes.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section>\n<p>Jenna Ellis, who was a lead attorney for former President Donald Trump in the months when Trump pushed back against the results of the 2020 presidential election, has cut a deal with Arizona prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>Seventeen other people are facing felony charges in connection with the creation of a slate of &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-trump-lawyer-agrees-to-cooperate-in-arizona-elector-case-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Former Trump lawyer agrees to cooperate in Arizona elector case - Washington Examiner\">fake electors&#038;rdquo<\/a>; who were picked to represent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-brands-stock-market-tumble-kamala-crash-says-solution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> in the Electoral College, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/arizona-fake-electors-attorney-2020-presidential-election-2b45b3ff90725fd07dd6c4dc9bfe6f22?taid=66b13136e5fe86000198b98e&amp;utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&amp;utm_medium=AP&amp;utm_source=Twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ellis was facing fraud, forgery and conspiracy charges.<\/p>\n<p>Charges against former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows remain pending over their part in claims that Trump won the state.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In a deal that allows Jenna Ellis, who was a legal adviser to Donald Trump&rsquo;s 2020 campaign, to avoid potential jail time, she has agreed to provide prosecutors with evidence that could implicate other defendants. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MQNxzjfACH\">https:\/\/t.co\/MQNxzjfACH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/washingtonpost\/status\/1820578798464581831?\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Her insights are invaluable and will greatly aid the State in proving its case in court,&rdquo; Attorney General Kris Mayes said in a statement.<\/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; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors can end the deal if they believe Ellis is not truthful.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This agreement represents a significant step forward in our case,&rdquo; Mayes said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/former-trump-lawyer-jenna-ellis-cooperate-prosecutors-arizona-fake-ele-rcna165122\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>. &ldquo;I am grateful to Ms. Ellis for her cooperation with our investigation and prosecution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jenna Ellis Has Lost All Respect of The People ~<\/p>\n<p>Her post statement about the plea deal is getting ratio&rsquo;d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-box-office-duds-that-became-cult-classics\/\" title=\"9 Box Office Duds That Became Cult Classics\">big time<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mP1Nz3RTZH\">pic.twitter.com\/mP1Nz3RTZH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrea Shaffer, Employment\/Labor Law (@Andreafreedom76) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Andreafreedom76\/status\/1820564699819508055?\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-former-trump-lawyer-jenna-ellis-pleads-guilty-2020-election-charge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ellis<\/a> pleaded guilty to a charge of aiding and abetting false statements and writings in connection with a Georgia inquiry into Trump&rsquo;s battle against the results that gave the state to President Joe Biden, the AP reported.<\/p>\n<p>In October, while pleading guilty to her Georgia charge, Ellis said she was wrong to have done what she did after the 2020 election, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/trump-attorney-jenna-ellis-reaches-cooperation-deal-arizona\/story?id=112591508\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jenna Ellis needs to crawl back into the hole she crawled out of because nobody on the Right will ever deal with her again.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#120141;&#120154;&#120160;&#120157;&#120146; &#120131;&#120150;&#120154;&#120152;&#120153; &#120121;&#120157;&#120166;&#120150;&#120164; (@ViolaLeighBlues) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ViolaLeighBlues\/status\/1820565492807188893?\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If I knew then what I know now, I would have declined to represent Donald Trump, in these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pacs-report-over-100-million-cash-on-hand-ahead-of-2022-midterms\/\" title=\"Trump PACs Report Over 0 Million Cash-On-Hand Ahead Of 2022 Midterms\">post-election challenges<\/a>,&rdquo; Ellis said then.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I look back on this whole experience with deep remorse.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.azcentral.com\/restricted?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.azcentral.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Farizona%2F2024%2F08%2F05%2Findicted-trump-attorney-jenna-ellis-to-help-arizona-prosecutors%2F74673765007%2F&amp;gps-source=CPROADBLOCKDH&amp;gca-cat=p&amp;gnt-eid=control\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arizona Republic<\/a>, some defendants have filed to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rudy-giuliani-mark-meadows-16-others-indicted-arizona-behest-democratic-attorney-general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the case<\/a> against them dismissed. 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Alongside her, seventeen others are facing felony charges related to the establishment of a group of &#8220;fake electors&#8221; intended to represent Trump in the Electoral College, as reported by the Associated Press. Ellis was confronted with charges including fraud, forgery, and conspiracy. Meanwhile, charges against former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani and ex-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows are still pending regarding their involvement in claims that Trump won Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>As part of her plea deal that allows her to avoid possible jail time, Ellis has consented to provide evidence that may implicate other defendants. Attorney General Kris Mayes expressed gratitude for her cooperation and emphasized its significance for the case&#8217;s progress. He stated he would not permit any undermining of American democracy and described this development as a victory for the rule of law.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Ellis pleaded guilty to aiding false statements related to an investigation in Georgia concerning Trump&#8217;s challenges against Biden&#8217;s victory there. During her plea in October, she acknowledged regret over her actions following the 2020 election and stated she would have chosen not to represent Trump had she known then what she knows now.<\/p>\n<p>Some defendants involved have sought dismissal of their cases; hearings on these motions are anticipated later this month<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2319937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-and-Ellis.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4930,7294,32493,5169,3634],"class_list":["post-2319936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-attorney","tag-betrayal","tag-fake-electors","tag-prosecutors","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-and-Ellis.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319936","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}