Atlanta Journal-Constitution: In Fulton Trump probe, case unfolds as textbook RICO – DA racks up plea deals to reach ex-president and his inner circle
MSNBC: Video report from “The Beat with Ari Melber” – We all ‘did it’: Third Trump lawyer confesses and flips on his RICO ‘lies’ (10/24/2023)
MSNBC: Video report from Brian Tyler Cohen on 4 plea deals in Georgia (10/25/2023)
CNN: Exclusive: Fulton County DA has discussed plea deals with at least 6 more Trump co-defendants
The Messenger: Trump Unmoved By Georgia Plea Agreements, But Legal Expert See Mounting Pressure On His Associates – The former president on Wednesday acknowledged some of his Fulton County co-defendants are ‘taking deals’ from prosecutors but that he wasn’t concerned because ‘they’re saying nothing bad about me at all’
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: How guilty pleas could fuel Fulton election probe – Powell, Ellis, Chesebro and Hall could implicate others
Jenna Lynn Ellis plea deal hearing with Judge Scott McAfee on October 24, 2023. The Messenger has a good summary of the proceedings.
The Messenger: Fourth Trump Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty: Jenna Ellis Takes Deal with Prosecutors in Georgia – Former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis, who was facing four felony counts in the Georgia election case, was sentenced to five years’ probation after pleading guilty Tuesday to one felony count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings
CNN: Former Trump campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia case
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Disavowing Trump, a tearful Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Fulton election probe – Lawyer is fourth defendant to strike a plea deal
Four down, fifteen to go…
Joyce Vance/Civil Discourse: In her review of the week’s upcoming events in the Trump legal cases, Joyce Vance looks ahead to guess when the Georgia trial date might occur.
The Messenger: Georgia Judge to Hear Arguments on Trump Co-Defendant’s Subpoenas to Public Agencies – Judge Scott McAfee is expected to hear arguments on November 3rd on efforts by Harrison Floyd, a co-defendant of former President Donald Trump, to subpoena various public agencies
CNN: After Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia case, Trump claims she was ‘never’ his attorney, despite their past ties
Joyce Vance/Civil Discourse: Joyce Vance reviews the bad news for Trump this week, especially the guilty pleas for Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro, how these could lead to more plea deals, and the benefits to Fulton County DA Fani Willis for not having to go to trial yet.
The Messenger: Trump Claims Sidney Powell ‘Never Was’ His Attorney After Plea Deal Despite Public Record Showing Otherwise – A much-publicized press conference, a @realdonaldtrump tweet and deposition testimony show the myriad ways Sidney Powell was giving then-President Trump legal advice
MSNBC: The Chesebro and Powell plea deals could be a nail in Trump’s legal coffin – Their guilty pleas have implications far beyond Georgia.
MSNBC: 3 reasons why the Chesebro plea deal is a win for both sides – The Fulton County DA didn’t make a deal because her case against Chesebro was weak; rather, she wisely decided to hold her cards for the bigger fish.
MSNBC: Video interview by Katie Phang with Chesebro attorney Scott Grubman. Grubman says Kenneth Chesebro never believed former President Donald Trump’s “Big Lie” that the 2020 Presidential Election was stolen.
MSNBC: Video interview by Alex Wagner. Gwen Keyes, former DeKalb County, Georgia district attorney, talks with Alex Wagner about what the deal means for this case as well as Trump’s other criminal trials.
MSNBC: MSNBC’s Ali Velshi speaks to legal experts Andrew Weissmann, Barbara McQuade, and Amy Lee Copeland about former Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro accepting a plea deal in the Fulton County 2020 election case, including why his testimony could be so damaging to Trump and the other co-defendants.
MSNBC: Kenneth Chesebro is the second Trump lawyer to plead guilty in the Georgia election interference case. NYU Law Professor Melissa Murray joins MSNBC’s Ari Melber to discuss.
The Messenger: Third Trump Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty: Kenneth Chesebro to Cooperate With Georgia Prosecutors – Chesebro, a Harvard-educated lawyer, is the alleged architect of the ‘fake’ electors scheme
The Messenger: Sidney Powell’s Guilty Plea is an Avalanche of Bad News for Donald Trump
The Messenger: Pro-Trump Lawyer’s Surprise Guilty Plea Expected to Have Ripple Effects From Georgia to DC – Sidney Powell’s agreement to cooperate in exchange for no prison sentence now raises the stakes for everyone else facing criminal charges or an ongoing investigation tied to the 2020 presidential election
MSNBC: The Fulton County question that should keep Trump up at night – Sidney Powell is the second Trump co-defendant to take a plea deal. She may not be the last.
Joyce Vance/Civil Discourse: Sidney Powell pled guilty in the Fulton County, Georgia case today. That’s very bad news for Donald Trump.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Another plea deal in Trump election interference probe refocuses the case – Another defendant accepted a plea deal in Fulton County’s wide-ranging election interference case on Friday, halting what could have been a five-month criminal trial and reshaping the prosecution former President Donald Trump and his top allies.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: LISTEN: Fulton County guilty pleas reshape Trump trial (Politically Georgia podcast on Chesebro plea deal and other topics)
CNN: Kenneth Chesebro: Pro-Trump lawyer pleads guilty in Georgia election subversion case, implicates Trump in fake elector conspiracy
CNN: How Sidney Powell’s guilty plea may impact Donald Trump
Talking Points Memo: CHESEBRO REACHES PLEA DEAL IN GEORGIA RICO CASE
Three down, sixteen to go….
Kenneth Chesebro plea deal hearing with Judge Scott McAfee on October 20, 2023. The Messenger has a good summary of the proceedings.