Chesebro, who was charged alongside Donald Trump and more than a dozen other codefendants with attempting to delay the transfer of power after the 2020 election, was scheduled to stand trial this week. He accepted the offer as jury selection was underway on Friday, and after rejecting an earlier deal.

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      As was the plan all along. Charge all of the mob underlings in hopes that some/all of them flip on their boss and strengthen the case against him. Each flip moves the walls in juuuuust a bit closer on the Orange Orangutan.

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        It really is like a mob trial. Maybe the GOP should change their nickname to MOB (not sure what the letters could stand for though, not clever enough today).

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        When Sidney Powell and this guy were both angling for early trials I figured something was up. When the Kraken flipped the other day I figured it was only a matter of time before this news dropped.

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        We can’t get too excited. We don’t yet know how they’ll testify. These sentences are far too lenient as well. Misdemeanors for Sidney?? A single felony for Chesebro? No jail time for either? ?That’s bullshit for someone committing treason against the US and trying to overturn an election.

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          We don’t yet know how they’ll testify

          These deals are contingent on their testimony. The prosecution knows what their testimony will be, and has reserved the right to withdraw the deal and send them to trial if they fail to provide fully open and honest testimony. In Powell’s case in particular, she’s already provided a statement to prosecutors essentially detailing what she’ll say on the stand.

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          I’ll take them getting lenient sentencing if it means a better chance at taking out the Orange fuck.