WASHINGTON - Another former lawyer for Donald Trump, Jenna Ellis, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a charge related to the former US president’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the state of Georgia.

Ellis, her voice cracking at times, told an Atlanta court that she “failed to do my due diligence” in vetting claims about voter fraud from other Trump attorneys.

“What I did not do and should have done, your honour, was to make sure that the facts the other lawyers alleged to be true were in fact true,” Ellis told Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee. “I look back on this whole experience with deep remorse.”

Ellis is the third member of Trump’s legal team to reach a deal with Georgia prosecutors in the last week after guilty pleas from Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro.

Ellis, 38, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting false statements and writings. Prosecutors said she attended a meeting with Georgia lawmakers where Trump’s personal lawyer and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani made false claims about voting irregularities.

The agreement calls for her to be sentenced to five years of probation and US$5,000 (S$6,800) in restitution.

She will also be required to testify against Trump and other co-defendants in the case if called upon. REUTERS