‘Can feel the remorse’: Trump ally Sidney Powell mocked for 13-word apology letter in Georgia RICO case

ATLANTA, GEORGIA: Donald Trump-allied lawyer Sidney Powell faced people’s wrath on social media after penning a 13-word apology letter as a condition of her plea deal in the Georgia election interference case.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution obtained Powell’s letter along with another attorney Kenneth Chesebro's apology, through an open records request.

“I apologize for my actions in connection with the events in Coffee County,” Powell wrote in a letter dated October 19, the same day she entered a guilty plea to six misdemeanor counts alleging her of plotting to willfully obstruct the performance of election duties.

Meanwhile, Chesebro stated in his letter that he apologizes "to the citizens of the state of Georgia and Fulton County" for his "involvement in Count 15 of the indictment".

He wrote the letter on October 20 when pleaded guilty to one felony charge of conspiracy to commit filing false documents, according to Daily Mail.

Apology letters from other co-defendants

Powell and Chesebro were two of the four defendants in the case who entered guilty pleas following negotiations with the prosecution.

In August, they were indicted alongside Trump and others on charges of participating in a wide-ranging scheme to illegally keep the Republican in power.

All fifteen of the remaining defendants, including former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, attorney Rudy Giuliani, and Trump, have entered not guilty pleas.

All four of the individuals who made a plea agreement with the prosecution were given sentences that included probation and no jail time.

In accordance with Georgia's first offender statute, they were also permitted to enter a guilty plea. This means that their records will be cleared if they successfully finish their probation without breaking any rules or committing any new crimes.

Unlike Powell and Chesebro, the other two defendants, Scott Hall, a bail bondsman, and Jenna Ellis, a Trump attorney, sent longer and more detailed apology letters.

Hall, who pleaded guilty on September 29, wrote a five-paragraph letter to the citizens of Georgia, saying “I owe you an apology.”

“I wish I had never involved myself in the post-election activities that brought me before the court,” he wrote, adding that he became involved in the plot after noticing what he believed to be some irregularities.

On October 24, Ellis read her letter aloud to the judge in public, shedding tears as she expressed her "deep remorse" for her role in contesting the election results.

“What I did not do but should have done, Your Honor, was to make sure that the facts the other lawyers alleged to be true were in fact true.”

“In the frenetic pace of attempting to raise challenges to the election in several states, including Georgia, I failed to do my due diligence,” she continued.

Internet reacts to Sidney Powell’s apology letter

The 68-year-old Powell faced brutal social media trolling after her apology letter surfaced on X (formerly known as Twitter).

“I can feel the remorse," one user mocked her.

“She's not sorry. She's just sorry she got caught lying and she will lie again!” the second user warned.

“They shouldn’t have given plea agreements to any of them. They should all be in prison,” the third user said, while the fourth one said “That shouldn’t be allowed. She should have to list her actions that she is so sorry about."

“I'm sure she just did the bare minimum because her pen was running out of ink," the fifth user slammed.

“This is not a letter of apology. This is the equivalent of a schoolchild writing on the blackboard 'I will not interfere in any more elections again' 100 times on the blackboard,” one more wrote.

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