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Constitutional Lawyer Jenna Ellis - only the best!
Posted on: December 15, 2020 at 10:53:27 CT
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was fired from Weld County DA’s office for mistakes
Jenna Ellis, the attorney from Colorado representing President Donald Trump in his bid to overturn his 2020 election loss, was fired from her job as a Weld County prosecutor in 2013 for making mistakes on cases, records obtained by The Colorado Sun show.
Ellis “failed to meet the employer’s expectations” and “made mistakes on cases the employer believes she should not have made,” according to a document from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.
Another record says Ellis, who held the title deputy district attorney at the Weld County District Attorney’s Office, was fired for “unsatisfactory performance.”
“The employer noted some cases were being processed that did not adhere to the Victim Rights Act,” the state labor department document says. “… There is the appearance in case documentation the claimant did not follow proper protocol for some of the cases she handled.”
The Victims Rights Act is a state law that ensures victims are involved in and informed of the case against their assailant. There’s also a federal version that offers similar assurances and protections.
The documents, obtained through an open records request, appear to contradict what Ellis told The Wall Street Journal about her termination.
The newspaper reported that Ellis said she was fired because “she refused to bring a case to trial that she believed was an unethical prosecution.” The district attorney’s office told the Journal that Ellis handled traffic cases and other misdemeanors.
Ellis did not respond to an inquiry from The Sun on Friday about the circumstances that led to her firing and about how the documents appear to contradict what she told the Journal. Instead, the Trump campaign replied on Ellis’ behalf on Sunday, offering a 20-word, unsigned statement.
“This is a nonstory from a decade ago trying to damage her reputation simply because she works for President Trump,” the statement said.
Jenna Ellis, the attorney from Colorado representing President Donald Trump in his bid to overturn his 2020 election loss, was fired from her job as a Weld County prosecutor in 2013 for making mistakes on cases, records obtained by The Colorado Sun show.
Ellis “failed to meet the employer’s expectations” and “made mistakes on cases the employer believes she should not have made,” according to a document from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.
Another record says Ellis, who held the title deputy district attorney at the Weld County District Attorney’s Office, was fired for “unsatisfactory performance.”
“The employer noted some cases were being processed that did not adhere to the Victim Rights Act,” the state labor department document says. “… There is the appearance in case documentation the claimant did not follow proper protocol for some of the cases she handled.”
The Victims Rights Act is a state law that ensures victims are involved in and informed of the case against their assailant. There’s also a federal version that offers similar assurances and protections.
The documents, obtained through an open records request, appear to contradict what Ellis told The Wall Street Journal about her termination.
The newspaper reported that Ellis said she was fired because “she refused to bring a case to trial that she believed was an unethical prosecution.” The district attorney’s office told the Journal that Ellis handled traffic cases and other misdemeanors.
Ellis did not respond to an inquiry from The Sun on Friday about the circumstances that led to her firing and about how the documents appear to contradict what she told the Journal. Instead, the Trump campaign replied on Ellis’ behalf on Sunday, offering a 20-word, unsigned statement.
“This is a nonstory from a decade ago trying to damage her reputation simply because she works for President Trump,” the statement said.
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