Lawyer pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Trump election loss in Georgia

Sidney Powell in Alpharetta, Georgia, in December 2020 (Ben Margot/AP)

Lawyer Sidney Powell has pleaded guilty to reduced charges over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 US election in Georgia, becoming the second defendant in the sprawling case to reach a deal with prosecutors.

Ms Powell, who was charged alongside Mr Trump and 17 others with violating the state’s anti-racketeering law, entered the plea just a day before jury selection was set to start in her trial.