Former Republican bail bondsman Scott Hall, one of the 19 people charged alongside Donald Trump for conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results in the state of Georgia, entered into a plea agreement on Friday, becoming the first defendant to plead guilty in the sprawling criminal case.
The surprise move from Hall came after he gave a recorded statement, it was revealed in court, to prosecutors who are almost certain to use that testimony against the former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell when she goes to trial in October accused of several of the same crimes.
A live video of the court proceeding showed Hall pleading guilty to five counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with the performance of election duties, a misdemeanor charge.
I would love to have been a fly on the wall as this news was relayed to each upcoming defendant in this case.
I have to imagine more are now scrambling to flip and get a deal. Hall got off without even a slap on the wrist in return for testifying. Seems like Fani Willis really knows what she is doing.
Yep. It only takes one crack in the dike to start the flood. Once the breach starts it is “Find your own boat or drown with the rest.”