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Lawyer Chesebro, who authored fake-elector memos, pleads guilty in Georgia case

Kenneth Chesebro, a lawyer who worked with then-President Donald Trump's 2020 reelection campaign, appears in a hearing related to the Georgia election interference case on Oct. 10 in Atlanta. (Alyssa Pointer/Pool/Getty Images)

Kenneth Chesebro, a lawyer who authored memos detailing how Republicans could send false slates of presidential electors to Congress, has pleaded guilty in the Georgia election interference case that charged him and 18 others.

Chesebro pleaded guilty Friday to one felony count of conspiracy to commit filing false documents. Prosecutors recommended he serve five years of probation, pay restitution and complete community service, along with testifying at trial.

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