Who is Sidney Powell, the lawyer the Trump campaign is now distancing itself from?
4 years, 1 month ago

Who is Sidney Powell, the lawyer the Trump campaign is now distancing itself from?

ABC  

US President Donald Trump's election campaign has issued a statement distancing itself from Sidney Powell, a lawyer who made baseless allegations of voter fraud. Ms Powell, a former federal prosecutor, took over last year as the lead lawyer for Mr Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. "Rudy Giuliani, Joseph diGenova, Victoria Toensing, Sidney Powell, and Jenna Ellis, a truly great team, added to our other wonderful lawyers and representatives," Mr Trump said in the tweet. Mr Giuliani also made claims, at the same conference as Ms Powell, that the Democrats misused absentee and mail-in ballot processes "in order to cheat" during the presidential election. Those members are part of Mr Trump's personal legal team, whereas Pat Cipollone serves as White House counsel, the "President's lead lawyer".

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Trump mocked for denying Sidney Powell was his lawyer post-guilty plea
1 year, 2 months ago

Trump mocked for denying Sidney Powell was his lawyer post-guilty plea

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On 15 November 2020, Mr Trump wrote on what was then called Twitter that …

'Was not my attorney, and never was': Trump melts down on Sidney Powell over plea deal
1 year, 2 months ago

'Was not my attorney, and never was': Trump melts down on Sidney Powell over plea deal

Raw Story  

It took a few days but Donald Trump finally got around to addressing news that Sidney Powell accepted a plea deal in the Georgia racketeering case where he is one of the 19 co-defendants. On Sunday morning in a Truth Social post, where he once again misspelled "stolen" as "stollen," the former president also insisted, "MS. POWELL WAS NOT MY …

Sidney Powell now 'dangerous' to Trump after time spent as key confidante
1 year, 2 months ago

Sidney Powell now 'dangerous' to Trump after time spent as key confidante

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's decision to bring attorney Sidney Powell into his inner circle is now coming back to haunt him in the worst possible way now that she has accepted a plea deal from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. As both trials loom, the Washington Post is reporting Powell is "potentially now dangerous to the president she once supported" with …

Trump blindsided by Powell guilty plea — and her “sweetheart deal” is ringing alarm bells: reports
1 year, 2 months ago

Trump blindsided by Powell guilty plea — and her “sweetheart deal” is ringing alarm bells: reports

Salon  

MAGA attorney Sidney Powell’s guilty plea blindsided TrumpWorld on Thursday, raising concerns that she will testify against former President Donald Trump. Powell, who played a key role in Trump’s post-2020 election legal battles and pushed a bizarre conspiracy theory alleging voting machines flipped votes from Trump to President Joe Biden in a plot involving deceased Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez and …

Sidney Powell vowed to ‘release the Kraken’ to help Donald Trump. She may now testify against him
1 year, 2 months ago

Sidney Powell vowed to ‘release the Kraken’ to help Donald Trump. She may now testify against him

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The Kraken has cracked. Lawyer Sidney Powell, who famously vowed to unleash a mythical sea monster of litigation to prove that Donald Trump didn’t lose the 2020 election, has now struck a deal with Georgia prosecutors admitting she conspired to wrongly interfere with the state’s election results. “Sidney Powell was part of Trump’s inner circle at various …

Sidney Powell’s Plea Deal Is So, So Bad for Donald Trump
1 year, 2 months ago

Sidney Powell’s Plea Deal Is So, So Bad for Donald Trump

Slate  

On Thursday, Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to misdemeanor election interference charges in Fulton County, Georgia, becoming the highest-level figure to admit guilt in the vast conspiracy to try to overturn the 2020 election. Given her history of flamboyant statements and conspiracy theories, former special counsel to the House Judiciary Committee Norman L. Eisen notes that “the jury is literally out …

Sidney Powell guilty plea opens door to her becoming key Jack Smith witness against Trump
1 year, 2 months ago

Sidney Powell guilty plea opens door to her becoming key Jack Smith witness against Trump

Raw Story  

The decision by attorney Sidney Powell to accept a plea deal in Georgia to avoid jail time in return for testifying for prosecutors in a wide-ranging racketeering trial that includes Donald Trump will have major implications for the former president's other trials. That is the opinion of CNN legal analyst Elie Honig who stated Powell will now become a valuable …

Sidney Powell pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Trump’s loss in Georgia and agrees to cooperate
1 year, 2 months ago

Sidney Powell pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Trump’s loss in Georgia and agrees to cooperate

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election in Georgia, becoming the second defendant in the sprawling case to reach a deal with prosecutors. The plea deal makes Powell the most prominent known person to be working with prosecutors investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn the election. …

'Kraken' lawyer Sidney Powell to plead guilty in Georgia election case
1 year, 2 months ago

'Kraken' lawyer Sidney Powell to plead guilty in Georgia election case

Raw Story  

Sidney Powell, the conspiracy-mongering attorney whose false claims about Dominion Voting Systems rigging the 2020 election came from a woman who claimed that she could speak with the wind, is pleading guilty to criminal charges. Powell is also facing a defamation lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems related to her false claims about the company conspiring with the late Venezuelan President …

Former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case
1 year, 2 months ago

Former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case

NPR  

Former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case Enlarge this image toggle caption Ben Margot/AP Ben Margot/AP Sidney Powell, a onetime attorney for former President Donald Trump who helped orchestrate his legal efforts to try to overturn his 2020 election defeat, has pleaded guilty in the sweeping Georgia election interference case. Sponsor Message On Thursday morning …

Attorney Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia ahead of trial in Trump 2020 election interference case
1 year, 2 months ago

Attorney Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia ahead of trial in Trump 2020 election interference case

LA Times  

Sidney Powell, right, appears with members of former President Trump’s legal team, including Jenna Ellis, at a news conference in Washington on Nov. 19, 2020. Attorney Sidney Powell has taken a plea deal in Fulton County, Ga., one day before jury selection was set to begin for her election interference case alongside lawyer Ken Chesebro. Powell is the highest profile …

Jan 6 report reveals Trump laughed about Sidney Powell’s ‘crazy’ election fraud claims
2 years ago

Jan 6 report reveals Trump laughed about Sidney Powell’s ‘crazy’ election fraud claims

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One major theme of the House select committee’s investigation into …

Sidney Powell seeks to evade court sanctions by claiming her election fraud lies were just her ‘opinion’
3 years, 7 months ago

Sidney Powell seeks to evade court sanctions by claiming her election fraud lies were just her ‘opinion’

Raw Story  

Election fraud conspiracy theorist Sidney Powell is employing a "just my opinion" defense as she confronts the legal ramifications of pushing Donald Trump's "Big Lie." "Indeed, based on case law, Ms. Powell's statements are not legally considered 'fact,' Junttila wrote in a court filing. The veracity of Powell's statements is taking center-stage because of her defense in a second case, …

Sidney Powell argues in new court filing that no reasonable people would believe her election fraud claims
3 years, 9 months ago

Sidney Powell argues in new court filing that no reasonable people would believe her election fraud claims

CNN  

Washington CNN — Right-wing lawyer Sidney Powell is claiming in a new court filing that reasonable people wouldn’t have believed as fact her assertions of fraud after the 2020 presidential election. In a new court filing, Powell’s attorneys write that she was sharing her “opinion” and that the public could reach “their own conclusions” about whether votes were changed by …

Reports: Trump Alarms Aides As He Mulls Naming QAnon Lawyer Sidney Powell As Special Counsel
4 years ago

Reports: Trump Alarms Aides As He Mulls Naming QAnon Lawyer Sidney Powell As Special Counsel

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump worried aides Friday when he revealed in an Oval Office meeting that he was considering naming fringe conspiracy theorist attorney Sidney Powell as a special counsel to probe imagined election fraud, The New York Times reported. In another disturbing development, the increasingly desperate president reportedly discussed seizing voting machines in his drive to overturn his …

AP sources: Trump floats Sidney Powell as special counsel
4 years ago

AP sources: Trump floats Sidney Powell as special counsel

The Independent  

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Lawyer Sidney Powell Is Ousted From Trump’s “Elite Strike Force Team”
54 years, 11 months ago

Lawyer Sidney Powell Is Ousted From Trump’s “Elite Strike Force Team”

Slate  

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie criticized the ongoing legal charade being orchestrated by President Donald Trump and his lawyers, calling the conduct of Trump’s legal team a “national embarrassment” Sunday on ABC News’ This Week. The evidence has not been presented, and you must conclude, as Tucker Carlson even concluded the other night, that if you are unwilling to …

Trump campaign legal team distances itself from Powell
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump campaign legal team distances itself from Powell

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Perhaps Sidney Powell has gone too far for even Rudy Giuliani this time. The Trump campaign’s legal team moved to distance itself Sunday from the firebrand conservative attorney after a tumultuous several days in which Powell made multiple incorrect statements about the voting process, unspooled unsupported and complex conspiracy theories and vowed to “blow up” Georgia with a …

Trump campaign legal team distances itself from Powell
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump campaign legal team distances itself from Powell

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Trump campaign's legal team moved to distance …

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