Jenna Ellis' legal woes may be just beginning after her guilty plea: Legal experts

In the wake of accepting a plea deal in the Georgia racketeering case involving Donald Trump and his allies' attempts to overturn the 2020 election results, former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis' legal troubles may be just beginning, Newsweek reported.

After pleading guilty to a felony charge of aiding and abetting false statements and writings, Ellis will face five years of probation, pay a $5,000 fine and perform 100 hours of community service.

But legal experts say her guilty plea will also trigger a review by Colorado Attorney Regulation Counsel Jessica Yates that could be much more damaging.

Yates is quoted as saying lawyers are prohibited from committing "a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects."

"The Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel reviews a self-report of a criminal conviction and the underlying facts in relation to that rule and our procedural rules, and may pursue discipline, an alternative to discipline, or other action consistent with all of those rules," she added in a statement to Newsweek.

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Legal analyst Whitney Traylor told a local news outlet that admitting to the "aggressive attempt" to "overthrow the election with no constitutional basis" may "ultimately hurt her in regard to her law license" because she told the judge in the case she failed to do her due diligence.

"That is the standard of a lawyer," he continued. "When you look at when you are going to get disbarred, it's a matter of 'did you meet your due diligence? Did you do what a reasonable lawyer would do?' And she's acknowledging, 'No I didn't do that,' so she's going to have a really tough case when that comes around."

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