Posted on 10/20/2023 9:30:06 AM PDT by Alter Kaker
BREAKING NEWS: Kenneth Chesebro, alleged architect of the “fake electors” plot, has struck a plea deal with prosecutors in Fulton County, Georgia, per source familiar with the arrangement.
Chesebro is set to plead guilty to at least one felony charge as a part of the deal, the source told @lawfare.
Watch live here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoNO945_vk0
He is funding some defendants’ legal fees, but not others.
Got link?
Stipulation to plea deal was no contact of any kind with any other defendants in the case, so I doubt he would go anywhere near Trump.
Bingo. He and TechnoFog I believe have it correct. The case being advanced by Willis is weaker than thought.
The "fool" is anyone who thinks our justice system is functional. It produces horrible results, engages in ridiculous convoluted processes, and only serves to employ people who have no use or skill or talent in our society.
Our legal system is broken, and a lot of heads need to roll to restore it back to what it is supposed to be.
Everyone involved in it needs to get sent to their own prisons.
Sure. Trump has generally paid for the legal fees of associates caught up in the documents case and the New York fraud case, but not for most of the defendants in the Georgia case. There are exceptions in both directions, however.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-lawyers-millions-payments-2024-campaign-2e06de2a8a90b3752e7758dfea56a509
"Asked by ABC News if Trump should be concerned about Chesebro's potential testimony, Grubman said, "I don't think so."
"He's a man of his word," he said if Chesebro. "If he's called, he'll testify."
Powell and Chesebro had both asked for speedy trials and we're scheduled to go to court next week. Willis apparently didn't feel confident going forward.
Also, Chesebro is going to be heading back to Puerto Rico (where he lives) and his lawyer says he's not going to serve one day in jail.
And this was who Willis claimed was "the architect?" of her RICO case?
No lawyer here, but it looks to me like Willis's case may be falling apart
> https://abcnews.go.com/US/kenneth-chesebro-takes-minute-plea-deal-georgia-election/story?id=104169908
In other news, Jordan’s just about got the gavel.
But it’s okay when Dems do it in 2000, 2004, 2016...
Which demonstrates precisely the necessity of national guaranteed legal care - it’s more naturally a “right” than health care. Government designed, administrates, operates, and adjudicates the legal system, yet YOU are expected to pay out of pocket for you own defense against a foe funded from your other pocket.
Followers of reality may notice that Hamas is winning and the Rats are winning. These are not good times.
Let them try. They will fail.
No, Cheesebro took a similar deal as Powell. Fulton County doesn’t have the receipts. They don’t want a trial that will expose how weak their case is.
You can't appeal a guilty plea. So, they are agreeing to the punishment they court dishes out to them. In Sidney's case it really is no big deal. Probation and a $6,000 fine. She could spend them much on lawyers in a single day, easily. All misdemeanors.
For Chesebro though, there is a Felony conviction. That has some serious repercussions, including probably loss of his bar accreditation and ability to practice law, forfeiting his right to own guns, right to vote and various other ways that convicted felons are encumbered. It's not a small thing.
““He who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client.””
He who trusts some labor union (Bar) member to plead their case when all they want is to get paid and stay good with their fellow union members is a fool.
I think you are spinning like mad.
The fellow pleaded guilty to a felony. That's not a trivial thing. The State was more than willing to go ahead with the trial, the defendant had already spent lots of money to get to this point, with jury selection beginning.
It's not the State that lost their will and gave up, it's Chesebro.
Had he merely pleaded out to a bunch of misdemeanors like Sidney, I might agree with you. But he didn't. He took the F. Now he has to give up his personal firearms and right to vote. Would you do that if you felt you could win on the merits?
Legally he can. He has not been, except in the Florida classified documents case. Which may explain why Georgia defendants are willing to plead guilty and testify for the prosecution.
Huh? The article you linked includes this:
Chesebro pleaded guilty to one felony – conspiracy to commit filing false documents. Fulton County prosecutors recommended that he serve 5 years of probation and pay $5,000 in restitution, and Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee imposed that sentence at Friday’s hearing.So, the penalty is very clear. A $5,000 fine. Five years probation. And a Felony conviction in the State of Georgia.
Here's a bit more about what that means in Georgia. A convicted felon loses the following rights:
Of course losing the case, getting convicted of multiple felonies, and THEN going to jail for a while would be a lot worse. And he is avoiding that.
“No, Cheesebro took a similar deal as Powell. Fulton County doesn’t have the receipts. They don’t want a trial that will expose how weak their case is.”
If Cheesebro and Powell knew that Fulton County had a weak case, they would have taken this to trial rather then plea bargaining to lesser charges.
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