Former Trump associate Sidney Powell flipped on him last week. Powell, alongside others, was charged in the election interference case the former President faces in Georgia.
Powell, a lawyer, pleaded guilty Thursday to helping the President attempt to overturn the election result in the state. She also agreed to cooperate with prosecutors and testify against other defendants.
Powell is the second defendant to plead guilty, following in the footsteps of bail bondsman Scott Hall earlier in the month. On Friday, a day after Powell, another lawyer in the case, Kenneth Chesebro, also pleaded guilty.
For pleading guilty, Powell received a sentence of six years on probation. She was also fined $6,000.
Trump’s denial
This is all, of course, pretty bad news for Trump. He fully denies the RICO charges leveled against him. His reaction to Powell pleading guilty? He posted a message on Truth Social denying she was ever actually his attorney.
“Despite the Fake News reports to the contrary, and without even reaching out to ask the Trump Campaign, MS. POWELL WAS NOT MY ATTORNEY, AND NEVER WAS. In fact, she would have been conflicted,” the former president said. He went on to say Powell represented General Mike Flynn.
Trump now says he really doesn’t know Sidney Powell and she was Michael Flynn’s lawyer not his. pic.twitter.com/YTrZAORG6Y
Powell also appeared before the January 6 committee, which labeled her as a “Former Trump Campaign Attorney”. In her testimony, Powell talked about Trump asking her to be “special counsel” to help address the possibility of election interference. Trump never disputed this before now.
Donald Trump: ‘I don’t know Sidney Powell, never met her, don’t know anything about her, maybe I took a picture with her one time. I take a lot of pictures…’
In November 2020, Rudy Guiliani also gave a press conference, accompanied by Sidney Powell. He talked of her being a lawyer acting on behalf of Trump.
Trump is now lying and saying Sidney Powell was never his attorney. Here is Rudy Giuliani in November 2020 introducing Sidney Powell as a lawyer for both Donald Trump and the Trump campaign. pic.twitter.com/mPOQxyEH8f
It is, of course, possible Powell was working for Guiliani and not directly for Trump. However, as mentioned, there was no such denial when Powell appeared before the January 6 committee.
LGBTQ advocate George Takei was among those to question if Trump had thought through his rush to distance himself from Powell. The actor reminded the former President that if Powell was never his attorney, none of their conversations would be protected through attorney-client privilege.
Oh, so NOW Trump says that Sidney Powell was NEVER his attorney? Funny how he called her that when she was busy spreading election lies, and when he wanted to make her SPECIAL COUNSEL to investigate non-existent election fraud. But now that she’s pleaded guilty? “I BARELY KNEW…
It’s Day 5 of Trump’s fraud trial and, so far, everything is going terribly for the ex-president.
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Probably what you tell people about Riley Gaines, like, never heard of her. Your “front hole” is showing TransTroll. Please leave. You smell atrocious.
Powell folded like a house of cards, as did Kenneth Chesebro, when confronted with the law, excellent prosecution, objective facts and evidence, and TRUTH. These diehard MAGA Don the Con-loving failed coup participants are something to witness. Don the Con should be quaking in his golf shoes as they plead guilty and provide testimony against him.
And wasn’t Powell allegedly wandering around the White House after Don the Con lost decisively to Joe Biden? He even discussed naming her a Special Counsel. Did she just enter the Oval Office of her own accord? If so, there’s should a massive investigation of Don the Con’s absolutely abysmal security policies while he was playing president for four years.
Who is responsible for organizing this “domino effect”? Is it standard procedure for a RICO case? It’s genius. I’d like to see the dominoes fall all the way through Congress as well. Drain the swamp!
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Fahd
I have learned not to believe everything the Lardfather says.
So glad to see George Takei on top of things….he really never rests.
dbmcvey
Trump’s go to: “I don’t even know her!”
(cue video)
Diplomat
Probably what you tell people about Riley Gaines, like, never heard of her. Your “front hole” is showing TransTroll. Please leave. You smell atrocious.
dbmcvey
Hey diplo. You’re an absolute freak who seems to be obsessed with me.
Not interested hon.
Diplomat
There are three genders: men, women and the mentally ill. With a bizarre statement like that it’s pretty clear which category you fall into.
Diplomat
This is why she is nick named Kraken. She’s going to Krackem in two. You go grl.
ZzBomb
It certainly appears that the cult of Trump is becoming a terminal illness.
GOOD!
Kangol2
Powell folded like a house of cards, as did Kenneth Chesebro, when confronted with the law, excellent prosecution, objective facts and evidence, and TRUTH. These diehard MAGA Don the Con-loving failed coup participants are something to witness. Don the Con should be quaking in his golf shoes as they plead guilty and provide testimony against him.
And wasn’t Powell allegedly wandering around the White House after Don the Con lost decisively to Joe Biden? He even discussed naming her a Special Counsel. Did she just enter the Oval Office of her own accord? If so, there’s should a massive investigation of Don the Con’s absolutely abysmal security policies while he was playing president for four years.
john.k
The best comment I’ve seen so far on the internet about this was “Who are we to believe, Donald Trump or Donald Trump?”
dbmcvey
Love it!
bachy
Who is responsible for organizing this “domino effect”? Is it standard procedure for a RICO case? It’s genius. I’d like to see the dominoes fall all the way through Congress as well. Drain the swamp!
inbama
Republican Congressman would only be connected to the federal insurrection case. Georgia is limited.
LumpyPillows
Oh, I’m pretty sure it could net Lindey Graham. She had her stinky fingers in Georgia too.
bachy
Masterful prosecutorial work by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis!!! GO FANI! GO FANI! GO FANI! GO FANI! GO FANI! GO FANI! GO FANI! GO FANI!
LumpyPillows
She just needs to go faster.