Attorney Sidney Powell Pleads Guilty In Ga. Election Conspiracy Case - Law360

Sidney, Katherine Powell

[Former attorney for then President Donald Trump  Sidney Katherine Powell] was solemn and succinct when Young asked, “How do you plead to the six counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with performance of election duties?” “Guilty,” Powell said, her hands folded in front of her on the defense table.  CNN Transcript 

The conditions for the guilty plea - which is to a superseding statement of charges of election interference in Georgia in the 2020 Presidential election- include

1. She has given the State of Georgia a recorded statement 2. She will have no communications with media or codefendants (including Trump!, Giuliani, Chesebro, et al.) until their cases are closed 3. She will testify truthfully in any codefendant's case

4. Make a full proffer of her involvement in the scheme

5. Write a letter of apology

6. "provide documents"

Sidney Powell Pleads Guilty In Ga. Election Conspiracy Case - Law360

Law360 (October 19, 2023, 10:18 AM EDT) -- Embattled attorney Sidney Powell pled guilty Thursday to six criminal charges alleging she unlawfully tried to help former President Donald Trump overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia.

Powell appeared before Fulton County District Attorney Judge Scott McAfee in Atlanta, where prosecutors recommended she serve six years of probation 12 months on each count consecutively), pay a $6,000 fine and restitution of just over $2,000, and write an apology letter to Peach State citizens.

Powell is the second of 19 defendants in the Georgia election interference case to strike a plea deal. She was due to stand trial alongside attorney Kenneth Chesebro starting Monday.

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