Ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis will cooperate with Arizona prosecutors in election interference case

Arizona prosecutors will drop nine felony charges against Donald Trump’s former attorney Jenna Ellis in exchange for her cooperation in a sweeping election interference case.

Ellis, who reached a plea deal with prosecutors in Georgia in a similar case last year, was also among 18 defendants in an investigation into a Republican-backed plan to subvert Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in Arizona and deliver the state’s 11 electoral college votes to Trump instead.

“This agreement represents a significant step forward in our case,” Attorney General Kris Mayes said in a statement on Monday.

“I am grateful to Ms Ellis for her cooperation with our investigation and prosecution. Her insights are invaluable and will greatly aid the State in proving its case in court,” Mayes added. “As I stated when the initial charges were announced, I will not allow American democracy to be undermined — it is far too important. Today’s announcement is a win for the rule of law.”

Ellis has also agreed to “completely and truthfully” testify in any future trials, according to the agreement.

That testimony could be crucial in the case against Trump’s former personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, who prosecutors have linked to several critical moments surrounding a spurious effort to overturn the state’s election results as part of a nationwide campaign to reverse Trump’s loss in swing states that Biden won.

According to prosecutors, Ellis joined Giuliani in Phoenix for a post-election meeting to share false claims about voter fraud, as Trump himself dialed in to speak.

Ellis also joined Giuliani for a meeting with then-Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers, who would go on to testify to the House select committee investigating events surrounding January 6. In that