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
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.
Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor, is Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence at the Mountain States Policy Center and the Independence Institute. He authored “The Original Constitution” (4th ed., 2025) and is a contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
