When Donald Trump assembled the “elite strike force team,” it signified that the president cannot be messed with. It seemed like he was sending a signal to the opposition and the “haters” that he was untouchable.
However, Vice News reported that his allies had lost 51 post-election legal battles, per the tally by Democrats’ top election attorney Marc Elias.
The task force was designated to help Trump overturn Joe Biden’s election as the new president, claiming that the Democrats committed voter fraud. Trump’s administration propagated the allegations (that sound more like a conspiracy theory) that Trump was leading the elections in most states, yet he lost. The sour loser’s denial manifested among his loyal supporters.
Thus, the world witnessed one of the most shameful events during the January 6 riots, where a legion of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol, wreaked havoc, and endangered the lives of politicians and law enforcement.
Trump is facing indictment for obstructing the transfer of Presidential power to Biden by spreading false claims about the rigged elections.
Jenna Ellis, a senior legal advisor recruited in 2019, took the plea deal on October 24, 2023. The deal suggests that Ellis’s charges would be diluted if she testified against Donald Trump. Hence, Ellis pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings, a felony. According to the State Bar Association rules, Jenna Ellis might lose her law license since she was convicted of a felony.
Will Jenna Ellis (Ex-Trump Attorney) Lose Her Law License?
When Trump recruited Jenna Ellis as the senior legal advisor, the rest of the cabinet was bewildered by such a random choice.
As per Ellis’s resume, the 38-year-old lawyer has not exhibited any substantial cases. She started her legal practice with usual theft, assault, and related crimes, but that still seemed highly subpar to be selected for the president’s legal panel.
After Trump’s failed antics to overturn Biden’s presidency, he faced indictment for spreading misinformation, which set off a chain of events leading to the January 6 riots.
Jenna Ellis was one of the attorneys who was involved in aiding and abetting false information. At that time, Ellis maintained a “not guilty” stance and even arranged a GiveSendGo page to pay for the legal fees. Around $200,000 was amassed in donations.
Ellis told Fulton County Superior Court, Judge Scott McAfee–
“What I did not do and should have done, your honor, was to make sure that the facts the other lawyers alleged to be true were, in fact, true,”
“I look back on this whole experience with deep remorse.”
Plea deals are an incentive to avoid jail time, which is the worst-case scenario.
Jay Abt, a Georgia criminal defense lawyer who has been involved in racketeering cases, explains that– “What prosecutors tend to do is offer attractive plea deals to all the people at the bottom in order to flip on the people at the top.”
These felony charges might also lead to Ellis losing her law license.
What are your thoughts on this case? Do you think Ellis’s plea deal is a major blow to Trump’s chances of acquittal?
Should Ellis lose her license for falsifying claims? Let us know in the comments section below.
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