Another Trump codefendant cops a plea in Georgia election conspiracy

On Friday, Donald Trump-aligned attorney Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty in the Fulton County, Georgia, indictment brought by District Attorney Fani Wilis. This follows a Thursday plea by attorney Sidney Powell. Both Chesebro and Powell have provided recorded statements to prosecutors and agreed to act as witnesses in the cases against their 17 codefendants.

Where Powell’s involvement in Georgia was largely related to efforts to tamper with voting machines in Coffee County, Chesebro was involved in all aspects of the false-electors scheme. Between the two witnesses, they can provide testimony that speaks to a large portion of the efforts headed up by Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani to overturn the 2020 election.

The guilty pleas by Chesebro and Powell represent a huge threat to Trump’s chances of once again becoming the Republican nominee, much less of moving back into the White House.