Former federal prosecutor predicts slew of guilty pleas in Georgia election interference case

As the Georgia 2020 election interference trial involving former President Donald Trump draws ever closer, one former federal prosecutor is predicting an impending avalanche of guilty pleas from co-defendants, as Breitbart reports.

That prognostication came from former government attorney Harry Litman during an appearance on MSNBC's Deadline.

Litman predicts more guilty pleas

During his interview on the liberal cable network, Litman posited that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is poised to secure a “passel” of pleas from those interested in avoiding trial.

Speaking to Willis' strategy to date, Litman mused, “Well, first, she really has held her own. And I think it's the way she started big and begun to whittle it down, make it very clear at least Trump, Meadows, and Giuliani are not getting deals. And I think there may be three others.”

Describing many other Trump co-defendants as “genuine small-fry Georgia electors,” Litman suggested that an onslaught of plea deals from such individuals could be on the horizon.

“Everybody has the same exposure, everyone is charged as being part of the RICO, so the smaller actors are really facing very big exposures,” he added.

Litman continued, “I think when we're looking at the eve of trial, you'll see them plead in the same way the other four plead already,” a reference to a quartet of former Trump associates who struck bargains with Willis well in advance.

Four deals reached to date

As ABC News reported back in October, former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis entered into a plea agreement of her own, admitting to having fabricated details about election fraud and claiming regret over her past involvement with the former president.

Ellis said that she made false statements suggesting the illegal counting of thousands of Georgia ballots in the 2020 contest and made wrongful claims about felons casting ballots and underage voter registration.

“If I knew then what I know now, I would have declined to represent Donald Trump, in these post-election challenges. I look back on this whole experience with deep remorse,” Ellis said in court as she entered her plea.

Ellis joined co-defendants Kenneth Chesebro, Sidney Powell, and Scott Hall in accepting a plea deal in exchange for their testimony at trial.

Willis is currently requesting an August trial date in her case against Trump and the remaining co-defendants, and the accuracy of Litman's guess about the number of guilty pleas likely to trickle in before the schedule is officially set is something that remains to be seen.