Kenneth Chesebro rejected plea offer ahead of Georgia election interference trial: Sources

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: ABC News

October 18, 2023, 7:00 PM


One of former President Donald Trump's co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case rejected a plea deal from prosecutors ahead of his trial this month, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.

Attorney Kenneth Chesebro, one of the 18 defendants charged alongside Trump in Fulton County case racketeering case, rejected an offer from prosecutors, the sources said.

The deal would have allowed Chesebro to avoid prison time by pleading guilty to one felony count of racketeering, the top charge in the indictment, according to the sources. He would have had to agree to testify against his codefendants -- including Trump -- in exchange for three years' probation and a $10,000 fine.

The terms of the deal also included a written letter of apology, the sources said. The deal would have been made under Georgia's first-offender act, under which the conviction would have been wiped from Chesebro's record after probation was completed.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/kenneth-chesebro-rejected-plea-offer-ahead-georgia-election/story?id=104121621

[JohnSJ]

1. F**k him.

[TheBlackAdder]

2. What's that smell? Deez Nutz roasting on an open fire.

[JoseBalow]

11. LOL!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

[underpants]

27. 🥜

[ZonkerHarris]

3. sucker. had his chance. lock him up.

[BaronChocula]

4. In for a penny

In for a pounding

[dchill]

5. May Dog have mercy on his soul.

[trusty elf]

15. In Dog We Trust

[sarchasm]

16. Dyslexic atheist ...

There is no dog.

[onenote]

6. I never understood why some DUers were certain the Georgia defendants would plea out.

It's not the Magat style.

[BumRushDaShow]

7. ...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143137009

[onenote]

8. One out of 18, and a bit player at that.

[BumRushDaShow]

9. I knew the goal posts would move

There were apparently multiple defendants (those involved in the fake electors) who were offered "limited immunity". I expect that will be in exchange for pleas (at least 8 per the link) - https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/05/politics/georgia-trump-fake-electors-immunity/index.html

(remember there are a pile of "un-indicted con-conspirators" that are out there - around 30 at last count)

[onenote]

25. I'll be happy to be wrong about this. The more pleas the better.

[BumRushDaShow]

30. And hot off the press

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/former-trump-lawyer-sidney-powell-takes-plea-deal/story?id=104136350

[albacore]

10. You'll be sorryyyyy, Kenny Boy. nt

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

12. Dumbass

?1597770572

[C Moon]

13. Later, he'll plead with prosecuters to change his decision.

I hope they tell him to fuck off.

[RockRaven]

14. Heard an interview with his lawyers, they came across like arrogant pricks...

But maybe that's a desired quality in a defense attorney doing an interview.

The argument they were making in the interview was basically "he's a law nerd with a niche interest in election law who was just writing papers about what was possible, it isn't criminal to write legal briefs/summaries."

Meanwhile apparently there is footage of him marching with Alex Jones's gang in DC on Jan 6th. Asshole!

[Deminpenn]

17. Idiot

MSNBC read an email prosecutors will use where Chesebro says there's a 1% chance they'll succeed, but the plan/lawsuits are good for political uses. That's a pretty smokey gun if you ask me.

[Novara]

18. I hope he thinks long and hard about how he could have avoided prison

When he's been convicted and is going to prison.

[LiberalFighter]

19. Hit him hard

[NoMoreRepugs]

20. Cheezy about to find out he's not the smartest guy in the room.

[SKKY]

21. He's about to learn what that "find out" phase is all about...

...no sympathy for any of these fuckers. Not even a little bit.

[EndlessWire]

22. How stupid of him.

Three years probation, expungement after completion, $10,000 fine with a letter of apology, all in exchange for testifying against co-conspirators?? Does that take his bar card?

Jail is NOT somewhere you want to go. He was offered to never spend a day in jail for his crime? His attorneys aren't going to do the time. This is where you take him on a tour of a jail, like scared straight. Only, make it a real prison.

I think he's counting on the same offer being available later. Time's running out.

[underpants]

29. I'd suspect being disbarred was his primary concern

That and just generally being an a hole.

[bucolic_frolic]

23. Cheesehead thinks he can beat anything

by superior scheming and self-induced brilliance.

[prodigitalson]

24. that's a pretty sweet deal

if he is found guilty of anything at all I suspect he'll get a harsher punishment than that

[Delphinus]

26. I'm listening right now to Sydney Powell pleading GUILTY!

The Kracken has cracked!

[underpants]

28. Whaaat?

[BumRushDaShow]

37. Boom.

[underpants]

41. 🧨

[BumRushDaShow]

44. That's gonna ripple across the 45-universe

because she was one of the architects of the whole CT that they were all using to justify all the other crap.

This might also finish the wipe-out of Lindell too since he was one of the biggest amplifiers of Powell's loony theories.

[Pachamama]

31. She pleaded NOT GUILTY

Kracken ain’t cracking

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/former-trump-lawyer-sidney-powell-enters-not-guilty-plea-georgia-elect-rcna102403

[MarineCombatEngineer]

38. You do realize that is an article from Aug. of 2023 don't you?

Aug. 29, 2023, 12:24 PM PDT / Updated Aug. 29, 2023, 1:13 PM PDT

Here's the latest article:
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/former-trump-lawyer-sidney-powell-takes-plea-deal/story?id=104136350

Former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case
She is pleading guilty to six misdemeanors.

Here's the date on this article:

October 19, 2023, 6:59 AM

So, yeah. the kraken has Kracked.

[Pachamama]

40. I haven't had coffee yet....

But watching the guilty pleading on Zoom now….

Awesome

[MarineCombatEngineer]

42. Lack of coffee?

Been there, done that more times than I can remember.

I am loving this, the dam is really starting to crumble.

[Pachamama]

46. I love coffee and live for coffee....

With all the events lately I was thinking about what I would have as essential things to take.

Making sure pets and family - Food, water, money/passports - photos etc

Nothing really matters of value at home beyond that I can’t live without as I would leave.

Then I freeze and think “My Espresso Machine”….. LOL - I have this pathetic image of myself carrying my deluxe precious coffee machine with no where to plug it - and then start thinking about having a solar powered battery back up and generator.

In my California Earthquake/Wildfire “Go Bag” - I have lots of instant espresso….

[BumRushDaShow]

35. Yup.

The Kraken was released and swallowed the one who released it!

[MLAA]

32. Now that's a deal.

For $10,0000 and being a good boy for 3 years his record would be wiped clean. We knew he was a dumb ass, but turning this down was imbecilic.

[BumRushDaShow]

33. He might do it now that one of the biggest fucking loon lawyers of all just copped a plea

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143146960

[MLAA]

36. Omg, who knew Powell was the smarter of the two dumb asses?

[BumRushDaShow]

39. IIRC

45 was supposedly throwing all the lawyers under the bus by using the "I relied on the advice of my lawyers" defense.

So...

[MLAA]

43. March Madness will be here before you know it starting with:

March 4, 2024
The date U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has set for Trump's trial involving allegations that he attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

March 25, 2024
The trial over alleged hush-money payments is set to begin in New York City.

May 20, 2024
The date a federal judge has set for special counsel Jack Smith's case over Trump's handling of classified documents. A federal grand jury indicted Trump in June.

[BumRushDaShow]

47. You already have one trial -civil fraud- going on right now in NY where 45 is there sitting in court

and you have at least one or two (including one with E. Jean Carroll) scheduled for January.

So it will be busy even before we get to March!

[JT45242]

34. Now that Powell took the deal it just got a lot worse

Remembering all those camp songs.

Next verse, same as the first. A little bit louder and a whole lot worse.

Kenny boy will now likely have to do some time.

The flipping will begin in earnest now

[obamanut2012]

45. Well, the Kraken was smart enough to take a plea deal

So, his deal would now be either much worse or off the table.