Washington — Sidney Powell, an attorney who was a key figure in former President Donald Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, pleaded guilty in Fulton County, Georgia, after reaching a deal with prosecutors.
Powell appeared in court on Thursday, where a prosecutor laid out the terms of the plea deal. In exchange for her pleading guilty to six misdemeanor charges, Powell will spend six years on probation, pay a $6,000 fine and pay $2,700 in restitution to the state of Georgia. The judge overseeing the case signed off on the agreement at the hearing.
Powell is also required to testify “truthfully against any and all co-defendants in this matter,” McAfee said.
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Powell was among the conservative lawyers who pushed baseless claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election and participated in a contentious meeting at the White House in December 2020, during which White House lawyers confronted her and lawyer Rudy Giuliani about their election claims.
She and 18 others, including Trump, were charged by a grand jury in Fulton County in August. Powell initially faced seven charges and pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors agreed to dismiss the charges in the original indictment as part of the plea deal.
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