Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis to cooperate with prosecutors in Arizona 'fake electors' case
Ellis initially pleaded not guilty when the charges were unveiled earlier this year. The charges against her are now being dropped.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes’ office
announced Monday that Jenna Ellis, a former Donald Trump attorney and one of the 18 defendants in the Arizona “fake electors” case stemming from the 2020 election, is cooperating with the prosecution.
Ellis signed the cooperation agreement Monday morning, according to the announcement, which said prosecutors are dropping the charges against her.
“This agreement represents a significant step forward in our case,” Mayes, a Democrat, said in a statement. “I am grateful to Ms. Ellis for her cooperation with our investigation and prosecution.
In 2023,
Ellis pleaded guilty in the Georgia election interference case in which Trump was also charged. She was Trump’s senior legal adviser from early 2019 until shortly after he left office in January 2021 and was part of the legal team that advised him as he sought to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
Ellis and the rest of the Trump allies charged earlier this year had pleaded
not guilty after Mayes unveiled an indictment related to their involvement in a plan to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state.
One month after the 2020 election, 11 Trump supporters convened at the Arizona GOP’s headquarters in Phoenix to sign a certificate claiming to be Arizona’s 11 electors to the Electoral College, though Biden won the state by 10,457 votes and state officials certified his electors. The state Republican Party documented the signing of the certificate in a
social media post and sent it to Congress and the National Archives.
Those accused of being “fake electors” and the others alleged to have been accomplices are charged with fraud, forgery, and conspiracy.
Speaking to
KPNX’s Brahm Resnik on August 2nd, Mayes expressed optimism in her office’s ongoing prosecution of the “fake electors.”
“We’re making progress in the case, and we feel good about the case,” said Mayes.
Ellis initially pleaded not guilty when the charges were announced this year. The charges are now being dropped.
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