You may remember Jenna Ellis, who formerly served as a campaign lawyer for Donald Trump.
Ellis was originally indicted in the Fani Willis RICO case and quickly took a lesser plea, agreeing to cooperate with prosecutors.
Of course, that was well before the Willis case started to crumble, and when it’s all said and done, she may be the only one that was convicted.
After taking the plea agreement, Ellis became a social media conservative against Trump. Just go look at her posts on X.
Now, Ellis is doing the same thing in Arizona after they indicted several, claiming they were involved in a “fake electors” scheme.
For a little background – Ellis was a key attorney for the Trump campaign, frequently seen along Rudy Giuliani, another former Trump lawyer, as they presented allegations of election fraud across various states. The case in focus involves an alleged attempt by 18 Republicans to overturn Arizona’s 11 electoral votes and allocate them to Donald Trump in the 2020 election.
Arizona’s Attorney General, Kris Mayes, announced that Ellis has agreed to cooperate with the prosecutors, leading to the dismissal of nine charges against her. Ellis has promised to testify “completely and truthfully” and to provide the necessary documents and evidence.
Notably, Ellis, along with 17 other individuals, had initially pleaded not guilty to charges like fraud, forgery, and conspiracy. This group includes Giuliani, Trump’s presidential chief of staff, Mark Meadows, and 11 Republicans who falsely claimed to Congress that Trump had won Arizona.
Attorney General Kris Mayes praised Ellis’s cooperation, stating that her input would greatly aid the state in proving its case in court. Mayes stressed that undermining American democracy will not be tolerated, and the announcement is a victory for the rule of law.
Although Ellis wasn’t a fake elector in Arizona, prosecutors allege that she propagated false claims of widespread election fraud in the state and six others. She encouraged the Arizona Legislature to alter the election outcome and urged then-Vice President Mike Pence to accept Arizona’s fake elector votes.
Ellis was also implicated in Georgia last year, where she appeared with Giuliani at a hearing hosted by state Republican lawmakers at the Georgia Capitol. She pleaded guilty to one felony count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings following false allegations of election fraud made during this event.
This case has had significant implications for Ellis, who is now prohibited from practicing law in Colorado for three years after her guilty plea in Georgia. Prosecutors in Michigan, Nevada, Georgia, and Wisconsin have also filed criminal charges related to the fake electors scheme.
The charges, unveiled in late April, targeted 11 Republicans who falsely declared Trump’s victory in Arizona, five lawyers affiliated with the former president, and two of his former aides. Importantly, Trump himself was not charged in the Arizona case but was referred to as an unindicted co-conspirator in the indictment.
