Results: Lawyer Sidney Powell pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Trump's Georgia loss, agrees to cooperate

ATLANTA — Lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election in Georgia, becoming the second defendant in the sprawling case to reach a deal with prosecutors. Powell, who was charged alongside Trump and 17 others with violating the state’s anti-racketeering law, entered the plea just a day before jury selection was set to start in her trial. She pleaded guilty to six misdemeanors accusing her of conspiring to intentionally interfere with the performance of election duties. Georgia Election Indictment Attorney Sidney Powell, an attorney for Donald Trump, speaks during in Alpharetta, Ga. on Dec. 2, 2020. Ben Margot/Associated Press file As part of the deal, she will serve six years of probation, will be fined $6,000, and will have to write an apology letter to Georgia and its residents. She also recorded a statement for prosecutors and agreed to testify truthfully against her co-defendants at future trials. https://www.pressherald.com/2023/10/19/lawyer-sidney-powell-pleads-guilty-over-efforts-to-overturn-trump-loss-in-georgia/