Coverage dated October 19, 2023

Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Trump's 2020 loss in Georgia

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Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro has pleaded guilty to a felony just as jury selection was getting underway in his trial on charges accusing him of participating in efforts to overturn Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election in Georgia.

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  1. Wyoming Public Media

    Lawyer Chesebro, who authored fake elector memos, pleads guilty in Georgia case (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Kenneth Chesebro, a lawyer who authored memos detailing how Republicans could send false slates of presidential electors to Congress, has pleaded guilty in the Georgia election interference case.

  2. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    3rd defendant pleads guilty in 2020 Georgia election case (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty to a felony on Friday just as jury selection was getting underway in his trial.

  3. WMUR

    Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Trump's 2020 loss in Georgia (opens WMUR)

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    Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro has pleaded guilty to a felony just as jury selection was getting underway in his trial on charges accusing him of participating in efforts to overturn Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election in Georgia.

  4. NBC Los Angeles

    Trump co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty in Georgia case, following Sidney Powell (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Kenneth Chesebro joins Sidney Powell as the latest former Trump legal advisor to plead guilty in the Georgia elections case.

  5. ABC 7 New York

    Kenneth Chesebro takes last-minute plea deal in Georgia election interference case (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    Kenneth Chesebro, a co-defendant in former President Donald Trump's Georgia election interference case, has taken a last-minute plea deal in the case.

  6. Voice of America

    Lawyer Chesebro Pleads Guilty in Trump's 2020 Georgia Election Case (opens Voice of America)

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    Chesebro was charged alongside the Republican ex-president and 17 others with violating the state's anti-racketeering law

  7. Deseret News

    Chesebro pleads guilty in Georgia election subversion case involving Trump (opens Deseret News)

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    Chesebro pleaded guilty to interfering with the 2020 presidential election

  8. Washington Times

    Pro-Trump lawyer Chesebro takes plea in Fulton County case, expected to cooperate with prosecutors (opens Washington Times)

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    Kenneth Chesebro, a lawyer who assisted former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election results, has taken a plea deal in Georgia.

  9. Legal Insurrection

    Trump Georgia Case: Kenneth Chesebro Takes Last Minute Plea Deal (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Sidney Powell took a plea deal yesterday.

  10. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Trump co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro strikes plea deal with Georgia prosecutors (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Trump campaign legal adviser Kenneth Chesebro struck a deal with prosecutors from the Fulton County, Georgia, district attorney’s office in its 2020 election interference case on Friday.

  11. Deadline

    Trump Co-Defendant Kenneth Chesebro Pleads Guilty In Georgia Election Interference Case (opens Deadline)

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    Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney and one of the 19 defendants named in the Fulton County, GA, election interference case, plead guilty today to a felony charge. Chesebro of conspiracy to commit filing…

  12. UPI

    Former Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty in Georgia election conspiracy case (opens UPI)

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    Attorney Kenneth Chesbro Friday pleaded guilty to one felony count of conspiracy in the Georgia 2020 election subversion conspiracy case. He was one of fellow-defendant and former president Donald Trump's lawyers.

  13. Fox News

    Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, indicted alongside Trump, pleads guilty in Georgia election case (opens Fox News)

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    Pro-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty Friday to a felony charge stemming from his attempt to overturn the former president's 2020 election loss in Georgia.

  14. Washington Examiner

    Third Trump defendant Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty in Fulton RICO case (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Former President Donald Trump's Georgia election subversion case co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty to charges Friday, marking the third defendant to do an about-face in the case.

  15. Courthouse News Service

    Second pro-Trump lawyer pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Trump campaign attorney Kenneth Chesebro entered a plea agreement while potential jurors began filling out questionnaires.

  16. Washington Examiner

    First Trump co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro heads to trial in Fulton County RICO case (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A lawyer indicted in Georgia alongside former President Donald Trump will be the first in the multi-defendant criminal case to stand trial for allegedly conspiring to subvert the 2020 election.

  17. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty in election interference case (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    ATLANTA >> Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty to a felony today just as jury selection was getting underway in his trial on charges accusing him of participating in efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election in Georgia.

  18. NBC News

    Trump co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro rejected plea offer from Georgia prosecutors (opens NBC News)

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    The Trump campaign adviser turned down the offer last month, a source said. Sidney Powell, who had been scheduled to stand trial with him, pleaded guilty Thursday.

  19. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Kenneth Chesebro: Pro-Trump lawyer pleads guilty in Georgia election subversion case, implicates Trump in fake elector conspiracy (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Marshall Cohen, Nick Valencia, Maxime Tamsett and Fabiana Chaparro, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney who helped orchestrate the Trump campaign’s 2020 fake electors plot, pleaded guilty Friday in the Georgia election subversion case to being part of a conspiracy alongside former P…

  20. The Guardian

    Former Trump lawyer accused of ‘fake electors’ plan accepts plea deal in racketeering case (opens The Guardian)

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    Kenneth Chesebro was facing seven felonies related to plan to falsely certify that Trump won over Biden in 2020

  21. Rolling Stone

    Alleged Mastermind of Trump's 'Fake Electors' Plot in Georgia Accepts Plea (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty in Georgia to one felony count of “conspiracy to commit filing false documents.”

  22. The Daily Caller

    Trump Co-Defendant Kenneth Chesebro Takes Plea Deal In Election Case (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Kenneth Chesebro, a co-defendant in former President Donald Trump's Georgia 2020 election case, took a plea deal Friday.

  23. WHDH Boston

    Kenneth Chesebro: Pro-Trump attorney who helped craft fake elector plot pleads guilty in Georgia election subversion case - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    (CNN) — Kenneth Chesebro, a Donald Trump-aligned attorney who helped craft the 2020 fake elector plot, is pleading guilty in the Georgia election subversion case.The plea

  24. Wall Street Journal

    Kenneth Chesebro Accepts Plea Deal in Trump Georgia Case (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Chesebro is the second former legal adviser to Donald Trump to agree to cooperate with prosecutors in the case concerning efforts to overturn the former president’s 2020 election loss.

  25. The Oregonian

    2nd lawyer pleads guilty in Trump election interference case in Georgia (opens The Oregonian)

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    Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty to a felony on Friday

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