On Tuesday morning, ex-Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis became the fourth co-defendant to take a plea deal instead of going to trial in the Georgia election interference case.
She also employed white women tears to feign remorse. Ellis conveniently cried while explaining why she regrets representing Donald Trump:
“As an attorney who is also a Christian, I take my responsibilities as a lawyer very seriously and I endeavor to be a person of sound, moral and ethical character in all of my dealings. In the wake of the 2020 presidential election, I believed that challenging the results on behalf of President Trump should be pursued in a just and legal way. I endeavored to represent my client to the best of my ability. I relied on others, including lawyers with many more years of experience than I, to provide me with true and reliable information, especially since my role involved speaking to the media and to legislators in various states.”
Ellis pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting false statements and writings. From the beginning of 2019 until after Trump left office in January 2021, she served as his legal adviser.
She was also part of the legal team that offered him advice as Trump worked to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. On Tuesday, prosecutors stated that Ellis attended a meeting in December 2020 where Rudy Giuliani and other Trump lawyers lied as an attempt to ignore the certified results of the presidential election in Georgia.
The group of lawyers also worked to get fake presidential electors appointed. Prosecutor said that Ellis was also involved in making other inaccurate statements in states like Michigan, Arizona and Pennsylvania.
Ellis said that “If I knew then what I know now, I would have declined to represent Donald Trump in these post-election challenges. I look back on this full experience with deep remorse.”
The only thing that Ellis is sorry about is being held accountable for her actions. As punishment, she will serve five years of probation, owe $5,000 of restitution to the Georgia secretary of state within 30 days and testify at trials or hearings in the case.
Ellis will also have to complete 100 hours of community service and write an apology to Georgia residents. She is forbidden to post about the case on social media and cannot contact any witnesses or the media until the case is over.