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‘Breakdown’ S10 Episode 15: ‘Inside the Ellis Plea Deal’

Frank Hogue, the lawyer who brokered a plea deal for Jenna Ellis, speaks exclusively with the AJC’s ‘Breakdown’ podcast.
In the latest episode of "Breakdown," Frank Hogue, at right, gives a behind-the-scenes look at how the plea deal for Jenna Ellis, center, was worked out with the Fulton County prosecutors. Ellis pleaded guilty to reduced charges in the Georgia election interference case last week. (John Bazemore / Pool)

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In the latest episode of "Breakdown," Frank Hogue, at right, gives a behind-the-scenes look at how the plea deal for Jenna Ellis, center, was worked out with the Fulton County prosecutors. Ellis pleaded guilty to reduced charges in the Georgia election interference case last week. (John Bazemore / Pool)
Nov 1, 2023

The latest Breakdown episode includes an exclusive interview with the lawyer who represents Jenna Ellis, who once represented former President Donald Trump and who entered a guilty plea in the Fulton County election interference case.

Macon attorney Frank Hogue describes how negotiations with Fulton prosecutors transpired before Ellis entered her guilty plea on Oct. 24. She was sentenced to five years on probation and agreed to fully cooperate with prosecutors as the case moves forward.

“Inside the Ellis Plea Deal” of Breakdown’s Season 10 — “The Trump Indictment” — by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution also reports on defendant Harrison Floyd’s legal strategy and the recent indictment of an Alabama man accused of threatening Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis and Sheriff Patrick Labat.

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