Sidney Powell’s Plea Proves Fulton County DA Went Nuclear To Get Trump
Margot Cleveland
Lawyer and former Trump adviser Sidney Powell pleaded guilty Thursday to six misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with performance of election duties. Under Georgia’s First Offender Act, Powell’s plea agreement will result in the discharge of all the criminal charges after she serves six years of probation. That the Fulton County prosecutor settled for these misdemeanor charges when Powell faced seven major felony counts — including an expansive RICO conspiracy count — confirms the criminal justice system was weaponized to get Trump.
Jury selection in the criminal case against Powell was scheduled to begin Friday on charges returned against her by a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, in August of 2023. That grand jury indictment, which spanned some 98 pages, charged Powell and 17 other defendants, including former President Donald Trump, on some 41 different criminal counts. The unifying theme of the indictment was that the defendants conspired to “unlawfully change the outcome of the election in favor of Trump.”
On Thursday, however, Powell struck a last-minute plea agreement with Fulton County prosecutor Fani Willis, agreeing to plead guilty to six misdemeanor counts under Georgia’s First Time Offender law. Under this law, Powell will serve six years of probation, after which the criminal charges will be discharged, leaving Powell with no criminal record. As part of the plea deal, Powell must also testify truthfully in the upcoming criminal trials of the other defendants. The former Trump adviser must also pen an apology letter to Georgia citizens and pay nearly $10,000 in fines and restitution.
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