Scott Graham Hall, charged along with Trump and 17 others in the Georgia election interference case, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges, accepting a plea deal and promising to testify in future proceedings.
Key Details: As part of his plea deal, Hall will receive five years of probation and has been ordered to write a letter of apology to the citizens of Georgia.
* He is forbidden from participating in polling activities.
* Prosecutors had initially accused Hall of participating in a breach of election equipment in Coffee County and charged him with racketeering and six felony conspiracy counts.
The Charges: Hall was part of a wide-ranging scheme intended to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential victory, according to the indictment.
* The alleged security breach in rural Coffee County, which Hall is accused of partaking in, was among the initial attempts by Trump allies to access voting systems in an effort to substantiate claims of vote manipulation.
More on Hall: Hall’s attorney Jeff Weiner claimed that his client does not know much about the alleged conspiracy, and personally doubted that prosecutors would call him to testify.
* The plea deal represents a significant advancement in the case led by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis against the former president and his associates.
Looking Forward: The district attorney’s office plans to offer plea deals to Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro, two other individuals implicated in the case.
* Powell and Chesebro will be tried together on Oct. 23, despite their claims that they don’t know each other and didn’t participate in the same actions.
* Meanwhile, requests by four other defendants to move the charges against them from state court to federal court have been rejected by U.S. District Judge Steve Jones.
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