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The letters, obtained Thursday by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution through an open records request, were hand-written and terse. Neither letter acknowledges the legitimacy of Democrat Joe Biden’s win in Georgia’s 2020 election nor denounces the baseless conspiracy theories they pushed to claim Trump was cheated out of victory through fraud.

“I apologize for my actions in connection with the events in Coffee County,” Powell wrote in a letter dated Oct. 19, the same day she pleaded guilty to six misdemeanors accusing her of conspiring to intentionally interfere with the performance of election duties.

“I apologize to the citizens of the state of Georgia and of Fulton County for my involvement in Count 15 of the indictment,” Chesebro wrote in a letter dated Oct. 20, when he appeared in court to plead guilty to one felony charge of conspiracy to commit filing false documents.

A spokesperson for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who brought the election interference case, declined Thursday to comment on the contents of the letters.

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[–] [email protected] 81 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s not surprising. Mostly because, ya know, they aren’t actually sorry.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Maybe sorry they got caught. Or maybe sorry it didn't work out the way they planned.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"I'm sorry you feel that way."

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Ahhhh, that's the one ✨

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

See people act like that is a cop out, but there are a lot of times in my life where I stand 100% by what I said, I am also not happy that it made them feel bad.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I 100% agree with you, sometimes it’s definitely a cop out, but there are many situations where it’s felt like the exact sentiment I wanted to express but chose to avoid it because it’s kinda been memeified

[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

as a condition of their plea deals in the Georgia election interference case are just one sentence long.

I wouldn't be surprised if it's a standard practice.

It's just a legal tool. Even prosecutors are not interested in the depth of apology. Why would a defendant write a long text with 1000s of words, of which one tiny word choice can lead to a huge problem.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's fair. Still disappointing tho.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Were you expecting heartfelt expressions of remorse? Powell still thinks Trump won.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was expecting more than one sentence.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah sorry you had to find out this way. Justice smells a little funky sometimes.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sowwy fow the tweason 🥹👉👈

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

just a widdle twolling

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fail. We need a full page, single spaced, in their best cursive.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd accept these one-sentence apologies if they had to write them out 100 times on a chalkboard like Bart Simpson.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Written with their non-dominant hand. In pen. WITH NO WHITE-OUT. That'll teach 'em to make a mockery of our nation.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

While frustrating, this is the benefit you get for turning early. Apology statements are worthless anyways. It's the proffer and testimony they'll give at trial that will determine how much value they provided to the case.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Now say it like you mean it

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago

That's impossible. Conservatives are not capable of remorse.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

I apologize for my actions not being successful in connection with the events in Coffee County.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s frustrating, but we already knew they didn’t and don’t have remorse for their actions.

Making them write an apology letter as if they were in the third grade doesn’t change that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Well, the demand was childish and nonsense, they treated it as such.
it's a shame really as the crime they comitted is serious and this does not help.
A 3000 word essay on why what they did was wrong would have maybe been better?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

These cunts better serve time.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

"In accordance with legal requirements, I hereby state my regret."

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

she pleaded guilty to six misdemeanors accusing her of conspiring to intentionally interfere with the performance of election duties.

Weird to see something so vitally important like that be measured as just being misdemeanors.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Prosecution deals are a hell of a thing. But they’re shooting for the king, so they need their turncoats.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is that guy's name really Cheese Bro?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

He insists it's not pronounced that way but it so obviously is.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

And he’s from Wisconsin Cheese Head Bro

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Sidney Powell is one of those people who are incredibly, jaw-droppingly stupid and astoundingly confident that they are smarter than everyone else in every room they enter.

She really has zero awareness of just how dumb the things she says are.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

She should get a PE and go work for Parsons. Fit right in.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A major problem of reading MAGA text is that it rots the brain. And even for this price, what we get in exchange is garbage.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Good thing most of them can't read.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago