(The Center Square) – Donald Trump’s former campaign attorney, Jenna Ellis, has agreed to cooperate in the Arizona “fake electors” case, an ongoing legal battle relating to the 2020 Presidential Election.
Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Monday that the charges against Ellis will be dropped and that both parties signed a cooperation agreement this morning.
“This agreement represents a significant step forward in our case,” said Attorney General Mayes. “I am grateful to Ms. Ellis for her cooperation with our investigation and prosecution. Her insights are invaluable and will greatly aid the State in proving its case in court. As I stated when the initial charges were announced, I will not allow American democracy to be undermined – it is far too important. Today’s announcement is a win for the rule of law.”
Ellis had been charged with nine felonies including fraud, forgery and conspiracy, according to the statement from Mayes.
According to the cooperation agreement, Ellis will waive her fifth amendment right against self-incrimination and is bound by law to provide truthful information with nothing omitted.
Ellis was a suspect in an ongoing investigation with 17 other individuals who allegedly signed a document denying the results of the 2020 Presidential Election, claiming that Trump had won Arizona, when in fact he had lost to President Joe Biden by 10,457 votes, and sent the statement to the National Archives.
Ellis previously pled not guilty to the charges along with the other individuals charge who at this time include, Kelli Ward, Tyler Bowyer, Nancy Cottle, Jacob Hoffman, Anthony Kern, James Lamon, Robert Montgomery, Samuel Moorhead, Lorraine Pellegrino, Gregory Safsten, Michael Ward, Rudolph Giuliani, John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, Christina Bobb, Michael Roman and Mark Meadows.
The agreement says that the Attorney General’s Office does not have to take any statement that Ellis makes of her free will, but she will be required to attend hearings and provide comment or participate in cross-examination if summoned.