Washington. One of former US President Donald Trump’s 18 co-defendants for his alleged attempts to overturn the result of the 2020 election in Georgia pleaded guilty this Friday as part of a deal with prosecutors.
So far, all 19 people named in the indictment issued August 14 in Atlanta, the state capital, under an organized crime law, have pleaded not guilty.
Scott Hall, 59, pleaded guilty to five counts of conspiracy to interfere with elections during a hearing before Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee. Initially, he was charged with seven counts.
He was sentenced to five years in suspended prison, a $5,000 fine and 200 hours of community service.
He also pledged to write a letter of apology to Georgia voters and to testify at the trials of the other defendants.
Not everyone will be judged at the same time.
Lawyers Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro requested a speedy trial, which will begin on October 23.
No dates have yet been set for the remaining 16, including Trump and his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani.
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Donald Trump, favorite in the Republican primaries, considers his legal problems to be an attempt at “electoral interference” by the government of Democratic President Joe Biden to exclude him from the race for the White House in 2024.
Unlike Georgia, the other cases at the federal level for alleged attempts to alter the results of the elections have a single defendant: Donald Trump.
The trial in federal court in Washington is expected to begin March 4 and last about four weeks, according to special prosecutor Jack Smith.
In Georgia, prosecutors expect the trial to last four months.
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2023-09-30 21:50:28
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