Kenneth Chesebro was not a staunch “big lie” believer despite the Fulton County election fraud case against him.
Chesebro’s attorney Scott Grubman appeared on MSNBC Saturday to address his client’s plea deal from the previous day. This deal included Chesebro pleading guilty to one felony, conspiracy to commit filing false documents, which in his case was a fake elector certificate. According to Grubman, he did so knowing that Donald Trump had actually lost the 2020 election and there was no “big lie” behind President Joe Biden’s victory.
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“First of all, Mr. Chesebro never believed in ‘The Big Lie,’” Grubmann said. “If you ask Mr. Chesebro today who won the 2020 presidential election, he would say Joe Biden.”
Grubman went on to clarify that Chesebro was in Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021, but his client did not enter the capitol. According to his lawyer, Chesebro “detests the violence” that ensued that day.
Chesebro is the first to plea out to a felony. His plea deal was finalized a day after Trump’s campaign attorney Sidney Powell similarly plead guilty to six misdemeanor counts of conspiracy because of her involvement in a January 2021 breach of an election system in rural Coffee County, Georgia. Part of these deals implicates that Chesebro and Powell could be called to testify in the trials of any of the other 16 defendants who have pending trials.
“It’s not that Mr. Chesebro is wanting to protect Donald Trump. He’s not. He’s ready to move on with his life,” Grubmann said. “While Mr. Chesebro was ready for trial, we were ready for trial, this was the best outcome. He is now home with his family and he can put this behind him.”
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According to Grubman, Trump should “not be worried” about the likelihood of Chesebro being called to testify against him. Trump’s lead attorney in the racketeering case, Steve Sadow, told the Washington Examiner something similar, claiming “truthful testimony” from both Chesebro and Powell “would be favorable to my defense strategy.”
Chesebro avoided a RICO charge with this plea deal. His trial had originally been scheduled for Monday.
