WATCH: Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis pleads guilty for role in effort to overturn Georgia election

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Source: PBS

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Nice that she had to deny some very specific false claims made by her regarding the 2020 election.

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1. How many of these half-assed patsies will we endure........

before the truly heinous culprits are exposed and imprisoned?

[claudette]

2. No sympathy from me

She's just another insane, idiotic magat.

[dembotoz]

3. curious jan 6 clowns get the slammer while lawyer girl gets probation

I hope that when she sings in court while going after the other defendants that it is a full opera

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4. LOL. The usual fake tears and "I am a christian."

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5. Another one bites the dust

[BigmanPigman]

6. Oh brother! What BS!

She sounds like she is not sorry at all. She isn't a good enough actress to pull it off.

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8. Yep. She started off giggling like it's a funny situation.

And she was cheesing in her mug shot.

But now we're supposed to believe the tears and that she was just going off the word of more experienced people who were peddling the big lie.

Are you fucking kidding me??? You are 38 years old! A law school graduate!! Old enough to use your own common sense and do your own research! Uggh. If you're that fucking dumb, you shouldn't be practicing law. Period.

It's really annoying and infuriating to see how friendly and calm the proceeding was considering she tried to overthrow our country and that she's STILL lying and deflecting.

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7. on a side note, can Fani Willis haters and doubters please give her her due

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So many TV lawyers have been second guessing and questioning DA Willis' approach. Mary McCord was especially dismissive and smug. But now look at what has happened. Four down. 15 more convictions to go.

The "multiple trials" idea that people were obsessed and worried about doesn't look likely.

The spilling of secrets ahead of time, or exhausting of victims and witnesses doesn't look likely either.

What's likely is that traitor don is fucked. If Jack doesn't get him first, traitor don will spend the rest of his miserable life in a Georgia prison cell, with bedbugs and the horrific creatures affectionately referred to as water bugs. No biggie, he's probably used to them from his "resorts."

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10. I heard a discussion on NPR earlier

About motivations these lawyers may have to plead guilty, with a plea deal.
Financial issues were discussed, costs of a long trial, lawyers fees and living expenses in GA, and little or no income; and a threat to their future livelihood if they are found guilty and disbarred. By pleading guilty (to reduced charges) there is a chance they will be able to keep their law licenses and practice law, at least in some states.

Fani has done an outstanding job! She knew some would flip. She's after the big orange cheese. And it would appear she's going to get him!

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11. IIRC all of them except for Jenna Ellis are retirement age or older.

None of them need to make another dollar.

By pleading guilty to a felony, I expect Ms. Ellis won't be a lawyer anywhere again.

[MyMission]

12. What do you consider retirement age? And

Did you know that many who are at "retirement age" need to keep working, for any number of reasons. Sometimes it's to support a lifestyle, or to recoup lost funds, help to support family members, or pay for health insurance, or in this case lawyers and trial costs.

FYI Chesebro is 62, Powell is 68. I'm the same age as one of them and I still need to work. My bosses are 75, still running their business. I do hope all these lawyers get disbarred, but I'm not holding my breath.

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13. Do you think Powell and Chesebro NEED to work?

As Lawyers? They've had full careers with powerful law firms.

What's a retirement age for you and me isn't the same for wealthy, connected lawyers. Civil lawsuits aside, I'm betting they're going to be just fine without a career in law.

Jenna Ellis, on the other hand, lost a lot more than her reputation at her young age than these other criminal lawyers did. And before anyone else wants to jump me, I don't have an ounce of sympathy for her. It just goes toward motivation to strike a deal and make it good.

I'm sure her dumb blonde head will be bobbing up on Faux News on the regular once the trials are over. And, of course, she'll get a book about her trials ghost-written.

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9. Why is she smiling?

So creepy!