Washington — Jenna Ellis, a former legal adviser to Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign, has reached a cooperation agreement with Arizona prosecutors over alleged efforts to subvert Biden’s presidential campaign. 2020 Election Victory in the state.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes agreed to drop nine criminal charges against Ellis in exchange for his cooperation in the investigation into the case. alleged attempt She decided to hand the state’s 11 Electoral College votes to Trump rather than Mr Biden. The charges against her included fraud, tampering and conspiracy.
“This agreement represents a significant step forward in our case,” Mayes said in a statement announcing the deal, which was signed by Ellis on Monday.
Mayes called the information Ellis provided “valuable” as the investigation into the other 17 defendants continues. The attorney general added that Ellis’ cooperation “will greatly assist the state in proving its case in court.”
Under the deal, Ellis agreed to testify against other defendants and provide prosecutors with documents related to the alleged scheme.
An Arizona grand jury indicted Ellis and 17 others, including former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in April. All defendants pleaded not guilty.
The indictment alleges that Trump’s allies met on December 14, 2020, to sign a certificate claiming that Trump was the winner of the state, even though Mr. Biden had won by more than 10,000 votes. The fraudulent document was submitted to Congress as part of a broader plot to challenge Mr. Biden’s victory when lawmakers convened on January 6, 2021.
Ellis served as legal counsel to the former president’s campaign during the 2020 election. pleaded guilty She was sentenced last October to five years of probation in a Georgia election case. She also agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in that case.
“In the frantic pace of election challenges in multiple states, including Georgia, I failed to exercise due diligence,” she said during a court appearance in October. “I believe in and value the integrity of elections. Had I known then what I know now, I would have declined to represent Donald Trump in these post-election challenges. I look back on this entire experience with deep remorse.”
