Increasingly outrageous
But she sounds perfect for Trump.
[Sidney] Powell had made headlines in recent weeks for her increasingly outrageous and unsupported claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election, repeatedly vowing to “release the kraken” of evidence, only to refuse to produce it when asked by reporters. She has accused election officials in multiple states of committing crimes, and in recent days turned on Georgia’s Republican governor, Brian Kemp, who on Friday helped certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the state. Her attack on Kemp, which also included the threat of a “biblical” lawsuit, appeared to unsettle some of Trump’s allies.
It seems ethically questionable for lawyers to accuse people of crimes without offering any evidence. I’m being polite; I think it’s a good deal worse than “ethically questionable.”
“Sidney Powell accusing Governor Brian Kemp of a crime on television yet being unwilling to go on TV and defend and lay out the evidence that she supposedly has, this is outrageous conduct,” former Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey said on Sunday.
And if Chris Christie thinks so…
We’ve been in sedition territory for a long time. Trump and his team should be charged. They won’t be. But they should be.
Yes.
My reading of the news is that Sidney Powell made accusations of crimes against Georgia’s Governor (Brian Kemp) and Secretary of State (Brad Raffensperger). That would be defamation, and they could sue Trump’s legal team that has deep pockets.
Maybe Trump’s legal team cut Powell loose because of that legal exposure — or a friend of mine thinks it’s just because Trump didn’t like her ratings, and she is a woman, and cutting her loose didn’t cost him anything.
Also, she is apparently another bottom-feeder, like Trump, and he does not like competitors down at his level of the food pyramid.
Trying to undermine an election, and failing, has been quite a spectacle – both scary and farcical. “very amusing – or very melancholy, just as Satire or Morality might prevail.” Jane Austen
Describes the last 5 years in the US.