Georgia Judge Denies Former Trump Lawyer’s Attempt to Rescind Guilty Plea in Election Interference Case
ATLANTA — A Georgia state judge has rejected a bid by Kenneth Chesebro, a former lawyer for Donald Trump, to retract his guilty plea in a case probing interference in the state’s 2020 presidential election. The Fulton County Superior Court, led by Judge Scott McAfee, ruled against Chesebro, who sought to overturn his earlier admission of guilt on legal technicalities. Judge McAfee described Chesebro’s motion as being fraught with procedural errors, highlighting that the plea act, which is generally invoked prior to a trial to contest an indictment, was not applicable post-guilty plea. This determination … Read more