‘If I Knew Then What I Know Now’
Jenna Ellis becomes the latest Trump functionary to learn that his emphasis on loyalty only flows one way.
by David A. Graham
Oct 24, 2023
4 minutes
The symmetry is striking: two lawyers, two different eras of Donald Trump’s career, and two courtrooms in different regions of the country. The lessons from Jenna Ellis and Michael Cohen, however, are the same. Loyalty to Trump is seldom returned, with disastrous results for those who offer it.
In an Atlanta courtroom today, Jenna Ellis, a former attorney for Trump, pleaded guilty to a single felony count of aiding and abetting false statements. She agreed to five years’ probation and will pay restitution and testify in future cases. Ellis is the third lawyer—following and —to plead guilty in the
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