Co-Defendant in Georgia Trump Case Says He Won’t Take Plea Deal
Published on November 12, 2023
A lesser-known co-defendant in the Fulton County, Georgia, election case that has ensnared former President Donald Trump and more than a dozen others has said that he won’t cooperate in the case. Rev. Stephen Cliffgard Lee, a pastor at Living Word Lutheran Church in Orland Park, was indicted in August along with 18 others, including President Trump, in Georgia. The Illinois-based pastor faces charges of racketeering, influencing a witness, and conspiracy to solicit false statements and writings. He has pleaded not guilty. Several of the defendants in the case, including former Trump campaign attorney Jena Ellis and attorney Sidney Powell, have entered guilty pleas in deals with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis....