Apology Letters From Powell, Chesebro Revealed in Georgia Election Case: Report

Apology letters from co-defendants Sidney Powell, Kenneth Chesebro, and bail bondsman Scott Hall in Georgia's Fulton County election interference case have surfaced following their plea agreements. 

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution was the first to report that the letters from the two lawyers are one sentence long. 

In Powell’s hand-written letter from Oct. 19, she writes simply: “I apologize for my actions in connection with the events in Coffee County.” 

Chesebro wrote a day later:  “I apologize to the citizens of the State of Georgia and of Fulton County for my involvement in Count 15 of the indictment."

Hall, whose letter was the longest, wrote that he wished he “never involved myself in the post-election activities that brought me before the court.”

He added: “Although I certainly did not mean to violate any laws, I now realize that I did and have accepted responsibility for my actions.” 

Former Donald Trump attorney Jenna Ellis read her letter in front of Judge Scott McAfee during a hearing in October.

The newspaper obtained the letters Thursday in an open records request. 

The three defendants, along with Ellis, were required to write the letters as part of the terms of the plea agreements they struck with Fulton County prosecutors this fall. 

They were among 18 co-defendants indicted earlier this year, including former President Donald Trump, who were charged over efforts to overturn the state's presidential election.

Trump was recorded on tape in a phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Republican Brad Raffensperger and the state's counsel after the 2020 presidential election was decided that they "find" Trump enough votes so he could be declared the winner of the race he lost.

"Fellas, I need 11,000 votes," Trump pleaded on the call. "Give me a break."