- Net worth
- Unknown
- Crimes
- fake electors, obstruction, other
- Convicted of
- Preemptive pardon for potential federal charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election; pleaded guilty in Georgia to aiding and abetting false statements and writings
- Original sentence
- Five years' probation; $5,000 restitution; 100 hours community service (Georgia state case, October 2023)
- Time served
- N/A
Background
Jenna Ellis is a Trump campaign attorney who was part of the legal team attempting to overturn the 2020 election results. She worked alongside Rudy Giuliani and other Trump lawyers to promote false claims about election fraud.
The Case
Ellis was never federally charged or convicted, but she received a preemptive federal pardon from President Trump in November 2025 as part of a batch of 77 pardons for allies involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The pardon was described as "full, complete, and unconditional" but was largely symbolic since presidential pardons apply only to federal crimes and Ellis had no federal convictions.
Ellis was part of Trump's legal team that promoted false claims about election fraud and was involved in efforts to pressure state officials to change election outcomes. In October 2023, she pleaded guilty in Georgia to aiding and abetting false statements and writings, accepting five years of probation, $5,000 restitution, 100 hours of community service, and agreeing to testify against Trump and other defendants. She cooperated with prosecutors in multiple states before receiving the pardon. The federal pardon does not affect her Georgia state conviction.
The Pardon
On November 9, 2025, President Trump granted Ellis a full pardon along with 76 other allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The pardon was issued preemptively, before any federal charges were filed. The proclamation covered conduct "relating to the advice, creation, organization, execution, submission, support, voting, activities, participation in, or advocacy for or of any slate or proposed slate of Presidential electors" in connection with the 2020 election.