A new development has surfaced in the Georgia election interference case. Fulton County prosecutors hinted that they might be willing to offer a plea deal to two of the defendants in the case. Former President Donald Trump and 17 of his associates are currently being prosecuted for alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

But now, it appears at least some of the accused might have some decisions to make.

Fulton County prosecutors on Friday suggested they could soon offer a plea deal to one or more defendants heading to trial next month in former President Donald Trump's 2020 election subversion case in Georgia.

Special prosecutor Nathan Wade made the suggestion during a procedural hearing Friday for former Trump campaign lawyers Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro, the alleged brainchild of the fake elector scheme. The pair of defendants will head to trial on Oct. 23 on charges related to alleged attempts to subvert the 2020 general election results in the Peach State.

“We have not, at this point, made an offer,” Wade said during the hearing. Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee then asked whether District Attorney Fani Willis's office was in a position to make one "in the near future?"

“Judge, I believe that we can,” Wade said. “We’ll sit down and kind of put some things together, and we’ll reach out to defense counsel individually to extend an offer.”

The news comes just after Scott Hall, one of Trump’s associates, pled guilty to five counts.

One of the co-defendants of former President Donald Trump in the Fulton County (Georgia) election interference case, Scott Hall, has pled guilty to five counts, according to news reports:

Bail bondsman Scott Hall on Friday became the first defendant in the Fulton County election interference case to take a plea agreement with prosecutors, signaling the probe has entered a dynamic new phase.

During an impromptu hearing before Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee, Hall, with his attorney by his side, pleaded guilty to five misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with the performance of election duties.

Hall agreed to testify truthfully when called, five years probation, a $5,000 fine, 200 hours of community service and a ban on polling and election administration-related activities. He also recorded a statement for prosecutors and pledged to pen a letter of apology to Georgia voters.

Powell and Chesebro are facing some serious charges. They are accused of forming a criminal enterprise to help Trump maintain power after the conclusion of the election. The defendants are looking at racketeering charges for the alleged scheme.

Chesebro, in particular, is alleged to have concocted a plot in which they would use “alternate electors” to prevent President Joe Biden from attaining the required 270 electoral votes during the certification of the election. Powell is being charged with being involved in a conspiracy to commit election fraud by facilitating and encouraging tampering with ballot markers and machines.

Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee, who is presiding over the trial, has denied motions for Chesebro to seek immunity and to block emails. The judge is orchestrating the jury selection from a pool of about 900 prospective jurors. The trial is expected to take about three to five months.

The dynamics of this case, as with the other indictments against Trump, are intricate and continue to evolve. The intersection of law, politics, and the public interest has placed this case squarely at the center of national attention. Indeed, the political motivation behind this indictment has prompted many to question the validity of the charges against Trump and his associates.

The pending plea deals, like Hall’s, seem intended to garner cooperation from Trump’s allies. It would not be surprising to see Fulton County offer lighter sentences in exchange for testimony against the former president given that the indictment is part of an overall effort to influence the outcome of the 2024 election.