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'I was wrong to be involved': Ex-Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis

Former President Donald Trump's onetime lawyer Jenna Ellis can't practice law for three years, according to a new report.

Ellis agreed to the suspension of her Colorado law license after pleading guilty to participating in a conspiracy to overturn Trump's election loss in Georgia in 2020, according to NBC's local affiliate 9 News.

Ellis turned prosecution witness when she admitted to one count of aiding and abetting false statements.

Ellis became the third attorney associated with the former president to plead guilty in the sprawling racketeering case in Fulton County, where Trump and 18 others were indicted for their roles in attempting to invalidate the state's 2020 election results to President Joe Biden.

Pro-Trump attorneys Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro also took guilty pleas.

As part of her guilty plea, Ellis was required to pay $5,000 to the Georgia secretary of state, perform 100 hours of community service, and write an apology letter to the residents of Georgia.

When she was first censured by Colorado's Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel (OARC) in March 2023, Ellis admitted to making 10 “misrepresentations” on TV and social media during Trump's post-election battle to consolidate power after being defeated at the ballot box

The result which found that Ellis' misconduct caused "significant actual harm" by being a part of having "undermined the American public's confidence in the presidential election process" was actually a reprieve given two watchdog groups sought to have the attorney be disbarred.

"Attorneys are often disbarred after being convicted of a felony, particularly where the conviction flows from criminal acts committed while acting as an attorney," the court papers read, the news outlet reported. "However, disbarment is not automatic, even for felony convictions."

"While disbarment is the presumptive sanction for [Ellis'] misconduct, it is significant that her criminal culpability was due to her conduct as an accessory, not as a principal," the stipulation says.

The suspension takes effect on July 2.

In a letter submitted as part of the settlement agreement, Ellis argued "Stop The Steal" campaign was both "cynical" and misleading, while also claiming there are bad actors on both sides.

"I do not do this as a political calculation," said Ellis. "I was wrong to be involved."