Ex-Trump campaign attorney Jenna Ellis told Georgia prosecutors then-President wanted to stay in White House after losing 2020 election according to interviews after flipping and reaching plea agreements

A former Trump campaign lawyer has told prosecutors in Georgia that the former president’s team has pledged to keep him in the White House “under any circumstances” despite losing the 2020 election.

Jenna Ellis, 38, previously pleaded guilty to some charges in the election interference case — and as part of her plea deal, she has now detailed the conversations that followed Trump’s defeat.

In a recorded interview with Fulton County investigators obtained by ABC newsEllis recalled a conversation she had with former White House social media director Dan Scavino on December 19, 2020 — the month after Joe Biden was elected.

“I told him that the claims and the opportunity to challenge the election results were essentially over,” Ellis told investigators.

‘He said to me in a sort of excited tone, “We don’t care and we’re not leaving.”

Ellis (pictured with Trump) previously pleaded guilty to a number of charges in the election interference case, and as part of her plea deal she told investigators that the former president would not give up power despite having the vote lost.

“I said ‘what do you mean’, and he said ‘well, the boss – meaning President Trump – is not going to leave under any circumstances, we’re just going to stay in power.’

“I said to him, ‘It doesn’t quite work that way, you realize,’ and he said, ‘We don’t care.’

Her testimony provides insight into what cooperating defendants might tell prosecutors about how Trump’s inner circle handled the defeat in 2020.

At the time, the president himself made wild accusations that the results were fake, despite his own campaign’s official lawsuits being dismissed.

Last month, Ellis broke down in tears and pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting false statements and writing in the Georgia case. She had faced more serious charges of violating the state’s anti-racketeering law.

The lawyer avoided jail and was sentenced to five years’ probation, a $5,000 fine and 100 hours of community service, and was also ordered to write a letter of apology to the people of Georgia.

Ellis recalled a Dec. 19, 2020, conversation she had with former White House social media director Dan Scavino during their Christmas party after voters elected Joe Biden the month before.

Former lawyer’s recollection provides insight into what cooperating defendants might tell prosecutors about how Trump’s inner circle handled defeat in 2020

A tearful Jenna Ellis addresses the court in Fulton County, Georgia

She was also ordered to testify truthfully in all trials related to the case, which could include testimony against Trump.

It came days after two other former Trump lawyers — Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro — also struck deals and pleaded guilty to lesser charges.

Ellis was indicted two months ago, along with Trump, Powell, Chesebro and more than a dozen other defendants, accused of a vast criminal conspiracy to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in Georgia.

Ellis had been one of the most prominent voices in Trump’s efforts to challenge the 2020 election results, regularly appearing on television with claims of voter fraud.

As she tearfully addressed the court, Ellis blamed her crime on “more experienced” lawyers she had worked with on Trump’s behalf.

During that time, she worked closely with Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York and Trump’s personal lawyer, although she did not mention Giuliani in her statement.

Ellis sobbed as she told the court: “I am a lawyer and also a Christian.

‘I take my responsibilities as a lawyer very seriously. I relied on others, including attorneys with many more years of experience, to provide me with real and reliable information.

Jenna Ellis with Trump in the Oval Office

“Especially since my role involves speaking to the media and legislators in various states.

“What I did not do, but should have done, Your Honor, was to ensure that the facts that the other lawyers claimed were true were in fact true.”

Wiping away tears, she added, “In the frantic pace of efforts to challenge the elections in several states, including Georgia, I have failed to do my due diligence.

“I believe in and value election integrity. And if I knew then what I know now, I would have declined to represent Donald Trump in these post-election challenges.”

Ellis further told the court she felt “deep remorse,” adding, “I apologize to the people of Georgia.”