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Sidney Powell, one of former President Trump's co-defendants in the election interference case in Georgia, is in court Thursday taking a plea deal in the case. Sidney Powell, one of 18 co-defendants in former President Donald Trump's election interference case in Georgia, has taken a plea deal in which she has agreed to testify in the case. She is pleading guilty to six misdemeanor charges, according to the agreement read in court Thursday. She will get 12 months of probation for each count, as well as a $6,000 fine. As part of the agreement, Powell must "testify truthfully about any co-defendants" involved in the case and "provide all documents to the district attorney's office" relevant to their case against the other co-defendants, according to Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee. MORE: Kenneth Chesebro rejected plea offer ahead of Georgia election interference trial: Sources Steve Sadow, Trump's lead counsel in the Georgia case, responded to Po...

Nancy Marks, the former treasurer for embattled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges. Nancy Marks, the former treasurer for embattled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal conspiracy charge . Marks allegedly filed the names of false donors to Santos' congressional campaign. Federal prosecutors said she did so to inflate the amount of campaign donations Santos appeared to have amassed so he could qualify for national party support. The names of Marks' and Santos' family members were among those falsely reported to have lent his campaign $500,000, despite not having the financial means to do so, prosecutors said. Republican Representative of New York George Santos walks to the House chamber during a House vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, D,C., Sept.14, 2023. Michael Reynolds/EPA via Shutterstock MORE: George Santos makes 1st court appearance after pleading not guilty to 13 counts "These reports were cr...