Trump supporters are demanding Ellis, who raised more than $216,000 for her legal funds, return the donations after her guilty plea.
Supporters of former Donald Trump attorney Jenna Ellis want their hundreds of thousands of dollars back now that she has entered into a guilty plea in the Fulton County election interference case.
Ellis became the fourth defendant to enter into a plea deal on Tuesday, agreeing to plead guilty to one felony count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings. She tearfully addressed the court, “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.”
The news that she had agreed to take responsibility for her role in the efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in Georgia was met with outrage from Trump supporters, with some demanding that Ellis refund the money they donated to her legal defense fund.
The financial standings of former fGiulianiPresident Donald Trump’s 18 co-defendants was thrust into the spotlight after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis announced the sweeping RICO indictment in August, which was followed by reports that Trump has no plans to back his associates financially.
As a result, many of his co-defendants turned to crowdsourcing donations for their costly legal bills.
