OpinionViewpoints

The Jenna Ellis Plea Deal: The Standard the Prosecutors Imposed on Her Was Impossible to Meet

It’s absurd to claim that Ms. Ellis should have—or could have—independently verified whether there was fraud in the 2020 election.
Save
The Jenna Ellis Plea Deal: The Standard the Prosecutors Imposed on Her Was Impossible to Meet
Former legal adviser to Donald Trump Jenna Ellis reads a statement after pleading guilty to one felony count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings in a Fulton County Courtroom in Atlanta on Oct. 24, 2023. John Bazemore/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Rob Natelson
Updated:
0:00
Commentary

Jenna Ellis, a young attorney and formerly a Colorado Christian University professor, has pleaded guilty to a single count of “aiding and abetting false statements and writings.” She did so in a deal with prosecutors in the Georgia conspiracy case against former President Donald Trump and his campaign organization.

Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
Author
Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant” (3rd ed., 2015). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
Related Topics