Trump Co-Defendant Sidney Powell Strikes Plea Deal, Signaling Trouble for Trump's Election Fraud Claims

Kenneth Chesebro, a Trump campaign legal adviser charged with attempting to delay the transfer of power after the 2020 election, has struck a plea deal with prosecutors from the Fulton County, Georgia, district attorney's office. He pleaded guilty to a felony count of conspiracy to commit filing false documents and agreed to testify in the case. Chesebro faces five years probation, a $5,000 fine, 100 hours of community service, and must continue to provide documents and evidence to the state. He is the second Trump attorney to plead guilty and the third to reach a plea deal in the case.