Trump 2020 legal adviser Jenna Ellis leaving Republican Party in protest – By Kaelan Deese (Washington Examiner) / July 12 2021
Jenna Ellis, a senior legal adviser to former President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign, said on Monday she is leaving the Republican Party in protest following the disclosure of an email from a top Republican National Committee lawyer criticizing her efforts in challenging the results of the November contest.
Ellis made the announcement on Newsmax, at which she is now a contributor, and called on RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and other members to “resign now” to create a clean slate.
“I am leaving the Republican Party until the Republican Party comes back home to conservatives,” she said, adding she would not return until McDaniel and the others resign.
A November email reported by the Washington Post showed Justin Riemer, chief counsel for the RNC, discouraging a staffer from posting about ballot fraud claims made by Trump’s team. He called the legal endeavor, led by Rudy Giuliani and Ellis, “a joke” that was misleading millions of people.
