Trump Attorney Unfazed by Guilty Pleas, Says Lawyer’s Deal Was Result of ‘Pressure’

Mr. Sadow said Ms. Powell’s testimony could only be favorable in President Trump’s case if she indeed testifies truthfully.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump walks outside as the trial of himself, his adult sons, the Trump Organization and others in a civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James continues, in New York on Oct. 3, 2023. Caitlin Ochs/Reuters

Steve Sadow, lead counsel for former President Donald Trump, said the guilty pleas in the Fulton County racketeering case against the former president and several others could only be “favorable” to his defense.

On Aug. 14, 18 defendants were indicted alongside President Trump for allegedly violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act plus 40 other counts. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis claimed their efforts to challenge the 2020 election results “constituted a criminal organization.”