Powell pleads out, turns state’s
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Always rat on your friends, never keep your mouth shut:
Attorney Sidney Powell reached a plea deal with Fulton County prosecutors on Thursday,a day before jury selection was set to begin for her election interference trial.
During an appearance in Fulton County Superior Court,Powell pleaded guilty to six misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with performance of election duties. She had originally been charged with felony racketeering and six other felony conspiracy counts for her alleged role in breaching the voting system in rural Coffee County after the 2020 election.
As part of the deal, Powellagreed to testify truthfully in the case and on Wednesday recorded a video statement with prosecutors. She will receive six years probation and pay a $6,000 fine. She also agreed to pay $2,700 in restitution to the Georgia Secretary of State’s office to replace election equipment in Coffee County. And Powell wrote a letter of apology to the citizens of Georgia.
It’s a major development in a case that also has seen charges against former President Donald Trump and 17 other defendants. They are accused of participating in an illegal scheme to overturn Biden’s victory in Georgia in the 2020 presidential election.
Powell’s plea deal is a significant win for Fulton prosecutors. Powell can speak to closed-door Oval Office meetings she had with Trump, Rudy Giuliani and several other co-defendants.
The fact that Trump won’t ever be able to pardon anybody for criminal convictions under Georgia law seems like it might be a problem for him.