Trump 'Confused' by His Former Lawyers Pleading Guilty: Spokesperson

Donald Trump's chief spokeswoman said Saturday that the former president was "confused" when three lawyers who he was associated with recently pleaded guilty in Georgia's 2020 election interference case.

Emerald Robinson the host of The Absolute Truth, a show on the social media platform Frank, asked Trump spokeswoman Liz Harrington about the former president's feelings toward plea deals taken earlier this month by Sidney Powell, Kenneth Chesebro, and Jenna Ellis.

"Well, I think he's a little confused because if you're a lawyer you know that there's no crimes here. According to the law, there's literally nothing to plead guilty to because there's nothing—no laws that were broken," Harrington said in a clip of the show posted to Frank on Saturday. "It's speaking out against a fraudulent election and telling people to watch hearings and petition their elected officials about fraud that was happening on camera."

She added that Trump is "not really bothered by it because he knows he did nothing wrong and we're gonna win."

Newsweek reached out to Trump's office, Harrington and other members of his team via email for comment.

Since Trump's indictment in August, he has maintained his innocence in this case, while some of his 18 co-defendants have been jumping ship in exchange for no prison time.

The charges stem from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' investigation into Trump's alleged attempts to thwart the 2020 election results in Georgia, a state he narrowly lost to President Joe Biden. Trump has claimed, without substantial evidence, that widespread voter fraud was to blame for his defeat.

Willis' probe focused on Trump's phone call to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in which he asked him to find enough votes to tilt the election in his favor, as well as an alleged plot to submit a false slate of pro-Trump electors from Georgia to the Electoral College.

Powell pleaded guilty to six counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with an election on October 19. She will get six years of probation, among other penalties, such as fines, in exchange for agreeing to testify against Trump and the remaining co-defendants. Meanwhile, Chesebro pleaded guilty to conspiracy to file false documents on October 20. He will take the stand against the former president and the other co-defendants, and in exchange will get five years' probation and pay a $5,000 fine.

Just days after Chesebro took a plea deal, Ellis pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings on Tuesday. She will get five years of probation, among other penalties, such as restitution, for agreeing to testify against Trump and the other co-defendants.

Scott Hall, a Georgia bail bondsman whose brother-in-law was Trump's deputy campaign manager in 2016, was the first to flip, accepting a plea deal in September. He pleaded guilty to five counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with the performance of election duties and was sentenced to five years of probation. As part of his deal with prosecutors, Hall agreed to testify in further proceedings.

Anthony Michael Kreis, a law professor at Georgia State University, previously spoke to Newsweek about why more co-defendants might flip on the former president.

"I suspect there will be some co-defendants looking at these plea deals and wondering if the cost, stress, and risk of trial is worth it, and whether there is an expiration date on getting a favorable deal," he said. "So, I would not be surprised if there are a number of guilty pleas in the coming days and weeks."