Judge unseals criminal complaints against Trump lawyers in Georgia election fraud case

Criminal complaints against Trump lawyers Sindey Powell, Ken Chesebro and Jenna Ellis were ordered unsealed Tuesday after the trio accepted plea bargains in the Georgia election fraud case, court records show.

Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee ruled to make public the criminal dockets for those who have made deals in District Attorney Fani Willis’s RICO case against former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants she accuses of corruptly trying to overturn the 2020 election.

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“It is hard to conceive of a subject matter more pertinent to the public interest than a criminal case addressing the circumstances of a presidential election,” McAfee wrote.

The complaint against bail bondsman Scott Hall, who also made a plea deal, is also unsealed by McAfee’s order.

This ruling revokes a seal requested under Georgia’s First Offender Act statute invoked when the foursome accepted plea deals in exchange for lesser charges.

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Hall pleaded guilty in late September, followed by Powell, Chesebro and Ellis about one month later.

In the ruling, McAfee said he would allow Powell, Chesebro, Ellis, and Hall to “renew their sealing request” once they’ve received sentences.