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.
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.