Trump’s former lawyer, Sidney Powell who is facing trial alongside the former president of the United States has reached a deal with prosecutors.
The conditions of the deal may require her to testify against the former president in exchange for six years of probation in future trials.
She was heavily involved in Trump’s conspiracy to overturn the 2020 elections and she faces charges of conspiracy to commit intentional interference of election duties.
The deal also required her to record a proffer, essentially a verbal account of her activities, and to pay a fine and write an apology letter to Georgia citizens.
Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani told the press that he expected her to take the deal.
“If you’re a criminal defendant who’s never spent a night in jail and you’re offered no time, you take it,” Mr Rahmani said.
“I think the other defendants have to be taking a long, hard look in the mirror and asking themselves, ‘Hey, do I want to go to Georgia State Prison, or do I want to take this offer that’s going to guarantee I do no time?'” he said.
Powell was indicted of hiring a forensics team and sending it to Coffee County to illegally access government computers to look at voter data.
Former President Trump faces 13 felony counts – including racketeering – for allegedly pressuring state officials to reverse results in the presidential election and he has pleaded not guilty to all.
Powell is the second person among the defendants to plead guilty in the Georgia election interference case.
Bail bondsman Scott Hall struck a plea deal with prosecutors in late September.
