Kenneth Chesebro, the attorney described as the architect of a scheme aimed at keeping former President Donald Trump in power after he lost the 2020 presidential election, reached a plea deal with prosecutors on Friday, days before his trial was set to begin.
Chesebro faced seven charges, including two counts each of conspiracy to commit forgery in the first degree and conspiracy to commit false statements and writings. He was— including Trump — indicted over the summer on suspicion of violating Georgia’s RICO Act to keep Trump in the White House.
Chesebro had been scheduled to go to trial Monday alongside attorney Sidney Powell, who was also indicted in August. However, Powell Authorities said Chesebro worked to execute a plot in which 16 Georgia Republicans signed a certificate falsely claiming that they were Georgia’s “duly elected and qualified” electors, and that Trump won the 2020 presidential election.Two other people have so far reached plea deals with prosecutors in the case – Powell and Atlanta-area bail bondsman Scott Hall.
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