Kenneth Chesebro, a former lawyer for Donald Trump, has struck a plea deal with prosecutors in Georgia in where the former president and others have been charged with trying to overturn the 2020 election.

He pleaded guilty to one felony charge of conspiracy to commit filing false documents.

Prosecutors recommended several years probation, $5,000 restitution, and that he write an apology letter to the citizens of Georgia, and do 100 hours community service. 

It came as a judge in Trump’s separate civil fraud trial in New York threatened to jail the former president for contempt.

The judge said Trump had failed to take down from his website an ‘untrue and disparaging’ picture of the court clerk with Democrat New York senator Chuck Schumer, which described her as ‘Schumer’s girlfriend.’

Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty in a deal with prosecutors

Chesebro was indicted just over two months ago along with Trump and 17 others, and accused of violating the state’s anti-racketeering law in a conspiracy to overturn election results in Georgia. 

Two of the other defendants – including lawyer Sidney Powell, who was supposed to go on trial with Chesebro – have already pleaded guilty to reduced charges.

No trial date has been set yet for the rest, who have pleaded not guilty.

On Thursday, Powell suddenly pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. 

She admitted six criminal counts in a deal with prosecutors that saw her receive a reduced sentence.

Powell avoided jail and was given six years probation during a surprise appearance at the Fulton County court in Georgia on Thursday.

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Chesebro was initially charged with felony racketeering and six other counts as part of a wide-ranging scheme to keep Trump in power after he lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden.

Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in a deal with prosecutors

Judge Scott MacAfee sentenced Chesebro

The indictment alleged Chesebro coordinated and executed a plan to have 16 Georgia Republicans sign a certificate declaring falsely that Trump won the state, and declaring themselves the state’s “duly elected and qualified” electors.

For prosecutors, the plea deal means that Chesebro publicly accepts responsibility for his conduct in the case. 

A mugshot of Sidney Powell who struck a deal a day earlier

Donald Trump is also indicted in the case and has denied all the charges

It also compels him to testify about communications he had with Trump’s campaign lawyers and close associates, including co-defendant Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor and a Trump attorney.

Jury selection had been set to start Friday for a trial of Powell and Chesebro. 

After Powell pleaded, Chesebro had been set to go to trial alone.

But he then reached a last-minute deal with prosecutors.