Trump adviser Epshteyn, attorney Ellis plead not guilty in Arizona fake electors case
Trump adviser Epshteyn, attorney Ellis plead not guilty in Arizona fake electors case
Boris Epshteyn and Jenna Ellis were among 18 people indicted in April.
ByLaura Romero
June 18, 2024, 12:55 PM
Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn and former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis pleaded not guilty in Maricopa County court Tuesday morning for their alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Arizona.
Ellis, a former attorney for President Donald Trump, appeared by video conference during the hearing and Epshteyn joined by phone. Their attorneys entered their pleas of not guilty.
Epshteyn and Ellis were told by the judge to "not have contact with any co-defendant."
In this Nov. 19, 2020, file photo, Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell, right, attorneys for President Donald Trump, conduct a news conference at the Republican National Committee on lawsuits regarding the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images, FILE
Fake elector Jim Lamon also entered a not guilty plea on Tuesday.
The three were among 18 people an Arizona grand jury indicted in April. They face nine felony counts, including conspiracy, forgery and fraud.
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Ellis was charged in a similar case in Georgia.
Boris Epshteyn, advisor to former President Donald Trump, returns to the courtroom after a break during Trump's hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, on May 20, 2024.Michael M. Santiago/POOL via AFP via Getty Images, FILE
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes in April announced charges against 11 named alleged fake electors and seven people whose names are redacted in the filing for their alleged role in efforts to subvert Joe Biden's 2020 victory in the state.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Trump lawyer Christina Bobb, Arizona state Sen. Anthony Kern and several others charged in the case pleaded not guilty in Maricopa County court in May.
Mark Meadows, Trump's former chief of staff, and Mike Roman, Trump’s director of Election Day operations, pleaded not guilty earlier this month.