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‘Breakdown’ S10 Episode 14: ‘Copping a Plea’

Four plea deals in quick succession in the Georgia election-interference case. The AJC’s ‘Breakdown’ podcast asks how valuable the defendants’ cooperation will be and whether more deals are to come.
Jenna Ellis got emotional as she pleaded guilty to a felony count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings on Tuesday, as part of a plea deal with Fulton County prosecutors. The latest episode of "Breakdown — The Trump Indictment" looks at how the four plea deals taken so far will shape the Georgia election-interference case. (John Basemore / Pool)

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Jenna Ellis got emotional as she pleaded guilty to a felony count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings on Tuesday, as part of a plea deal with Fulton County prosecutors. The latest episode of "Breakdown — The Trump Indictment" looks at how the four plea deals taken so far will shape the Georgia election-interference case. (John Basemore / Pool)
Oct 25, 2023

This Breakdown episode covers the guilty plea hearings of lawyers Kenneth Chesebro and Jenna Ellis, both of whom were charged with former President Donald Trump in the election interference case.

Chesebro entered his guilty plea — to a felony — the day after co-defendant Sidney Powell struck her plea deal with Fulton County prosecutors. Four days later, attorney Jenna Ellis entered her own guilty plea, also to a felony.

“Copping a Plea” of Breakdown’s Season 10 — “The Trump Indictment” — by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution also examines the implications of these deals, in which the defendants have agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.

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