Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty in Georgia election case deal

Kenneth Chesebro, one of Donald Trump's co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case, has agreed to plead guilty, according to reports.

The conservative attorney and alleged architect of the "fake electors" scheme reached an agreement with prosecutors shortly before jury selection was set to begin in his Fulton County trial Friday, Lawfare's Anna Bower reported.

The Harvard-educated lawyer agreed to pay $5,000 in restitution and will serve five years of probation, and he must also complete 100 hours of community service and write a letter of apology to the people of Georgia.

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Chesebro becomes the third Trump co-defendant to plead guilty in the sprawling election case.

He had been scheduled to stand trial with former campaign lawyer Sidney Powell, who pleaded guilty Thursday and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in a deal similar to Chesebro's, while bail bondsman Scott Hall pleaded guilty last month and also agreed to cooperate with investigators.

Chesebro is the first Trump co-defendant to plead guilty to a felony, conspiracy to commit filing false documents.