What Sidney Powell Flipping Means for Trump

The prosecution of Sidney Powell seems to have come to an abrupt end. The former legal adviser to Donald Trump, who was central to the former President’s plot to overturn the 2020 election, pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor charges for a modest sentence: no jail time, six years of probation, a small fine, and an apology to the people of Georgia. But the deal is an early and significant victory for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ sprawling election interference case and her grand strategy of flipping co-conspirators to convict...