{"id":2075934,"date":"2023-10-22T15:49:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T19:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-responds-to-sidney-powell-guilty-plea-in-fulton-county\/"},"modified":"2023-10-22T15:52:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T19:52:30","slug":"trump-responds-to-sidney-powell-guilty-plea-in-fulton-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-responds-to-sidney-powell-guilty-plea-in-fulton-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump reacts to Sidney Powell&#8217;s guilty plea in Fulton County."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-responds-to-sidney-powell-guilty-plea-in-fulton-county%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2075934&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>Former President Donald Trump responded to attorney Sidney \u2063Powell&#8217;s \u2063guilty plea in a Fulton County, Georgia, election case by stating that she \u200cwas never his attorney.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sidney Powell was one of millions and millions of people who believed, \u2063and still believe, that the 2020 Presidential Election was rigged and stolen,&#8221; he wrote on\u200b Truth\u2062 Social.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that Ms.\u200c Powell was not his attorney and never had been. If\u2062 she had \u2064been his attorney, there would have been a conflict of interest, according to the former president.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/chesebro-accepts-plea-deal-in-georgia-trump-case-5514072?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><br \/>\n<h3>Trump Co-defendant Pleads Guilty \u2064in Georgia Election \u200cCase, Day After Sidney Powell<\/h3>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/sidney-powell-may-be-compelled-to-lie-after-plea-co-defendants-lawyer-says-5513644?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><br \/>\n<h3>Sidney Powell May Be Compelled to Lie After Plea Deal, Co-Defendant&#8217;s Lawyer Says<\/h3>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ms. Powell successfully represented General Mike Flynn, who was unfairly treated and abused by the government, but her\u200b efforts were in \u2063vain. Despite the evidence, he was prosecuted relentlessly. President Trump, who\u200c granted \u200dFlynn a full \u200bpardon, expressed his admiration for\u2064 him and other innocent individuals facing persecution by what he called a \u2064&#8221;Fascist government.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As Ms. Powell&#8217;s trial in Fulton County approached, she distanced herself \u200bfrom President Trump. Her attorneys stated in\u2062 a \u200dcourt filing that she did not officially represent President Trump or his campaign, as she never signed an engagement agreement. Furthermore, her name was never included\u200c in any Trump campaign court filings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Ms. Powell agreed to cooperate with the Fulton County District Attorney&#8217;s office and testify against her co-defendants in the election-related case. In return, she pleaded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/sidney-powell-pleads-guilty-in-fulton-county-election-case-5513297\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guilty<\/a> \u200c to six\u2064 misdemeanors and agreed to pay a fine, while \u2062avoiding the racketeering charge that implicated \u200dher and 18 other co-defendants, including the former president.<\/div>\n<p>The plea came just before her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-student-was-sodomized-with-a-pole-at-his-public-high-school-this-california-congressional-hopeful-rejected-his-damages-claim\/\" title=\"A Student Was Sodomized With a Pole at His Public High School. This California Congressional Hopeful Rejected His Damages Claim.\">scheduled trial date<\/a> of October 23, alongside attorney Kenneth Chesebro, who also pleaded guilty to related crimes. Both Powell and Chesebro agreed to testify against other\u200d defendants in the case.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Nearly three \u200byears ago, President Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.factba.se\/realdonaldtrump-twitter\/1327811527123103746.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> that Ms. Powell\u200c would join his legal team, working alongside Rudy Giuliani and \u200cother lawyers. She later\u2062 appeared in a news conference \u2063with Giuliani and Jenna Ellis, \u200cmaking allegations about voter fraud in the 2020 election.<\/div>\n<p>However, the \u200dcampaign&#8217;s legal department clarified that she was never part of their team.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, President Trump&#8217;s campaign released a statement stating that\u2063 Ms. Powell \u200cwas practicing law independently and was not a member \u2062of the Trump Legal Team or the president&#8217;s personal lawyer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Judge \u2062Scott McAfee presides in Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 14,\u200b 2023. (Miguel Martinez-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite the campaign&#8217;s statement, Ms. Powell continued her legal\u200d pursuits.<\/p>\n<p>After the election, Ms. Powell gained attention for her claims\u2063 about voter fraud and her promise to &#8220;release the Kraken.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Between December\u2062 2020 and November 2021, she raised over\u200d $14 million through her nonprofit organization, Defending \u200bthe Republic. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-responds-to-sidney-powell-guilty-plea-in-fulton-county\/\" title=\"Trump reacts to Sidney Powell's guilty plea in Fulton County.\">organization \u2062spent approximately  million<\/a>, including \u200clegal fees and other expenses. Ms. Powell emphasized that her nonprofit has independent accountants, legal counsel, and auditors.<\/div>\n<h2>Compelled to Lie?<\/h2>\n<p>Harvey Silverglate, lawyer for John Eastman, one of the co-defendants, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/sidney-powell-may-be-compelled-to-lie-after-plea-co-defendants-lawyer-says-5513644\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expressed<\/a> his belief that Ms. Powell is innocent and attempting to avoid an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-may-be-compelled-to-lie-after-plea-co-defendants-lawyer-says\/\" title=\"Co-defendant's lawyer suggests Sidney Powell may be forced to lie post-plea.\">unjust conviction based<\/a> on \u2063an unfair law.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mr. Silverglate, conspiracy cases are more challenging to\u200c defend against \u200cthan substantive criminal cases. He explained that if the government can convince a jury of involvement in a conspiracy, individuals are held\u2064 responsible for the actions of other members of the conspiracy, regardless of their own innocence.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Silverglate questioned Ms. Powell&#8217;s intentions if she is called to testify. He wondered if she would tell the truth or say\u200b what the prosecution wants to hear. He emphasized that her previous \u2063statements may not necessarily reflect the truth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Did Sidney Powell \u2062ever officially represent President Donald Trump or his campaign during the 2020 Presidential\u200c Election?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Esident Donald Trump\u200d made a statement regarding attorney Sidney Powell&#8217;s guilty plea in a \u2062Fulton\u2062 County, Georgia, election case. In his statement, he clarified that Powell was not his attorney and never had been. He emphasized that if she had been \u2062his attorney, there \u200dwould have been a conflict of interest. President Trump stated\u2064 that Powell was one of the many people who believed that the 2020 Presidential Election was rigged\u2064 and stolen.<\/p>\n<p>It \u2064is \u2063important to note that Powell successfully represented General Mike Flynn, who President Trump granted a full pardon to. President Trump expressed\u2063 his admiration for Flynn \u200dand other innocent individuals who faced persecution by what he called a &#8220;Fascist government.&#8221; Despite\u2064 Powell&#8217;s efforts and the evidence presented, Flynn was relentlessly prosecuted.<\/p>\n<p>As Powell&#8217;s trial in\u2063 Fulton County drew near, she \u2063distanced herself from President Trump. Her attorneys filed \u2063a court document stating that she \u2064did not officially represent President Trump or his campaign, as she never signed an engagement\u2062 agreement. \u2062Additionally, her name was never included in\u200b any Trump campaign\u2064 court \u200bfilings.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Powell agreed to cooperate with the Fulton\u200c County District Attorney&#8217;s office \u200cand testify against her co-defendants in\u2062 the election-related case. She pleaded guilty to six \u200dmisdemeanors \u200band agreed to pay a fine, avoiding the racketeering charge that\u200c implicated her \u200cand \u200bother co-defendants, \u2062including the former president.<\/p>\n<p>Her guilty plea came just before her scheduled\u200c trial date of October 23, alongside attorney Kenneth Chesebro, who also pleaded guilty to related crimes. Both Powell and Chesebro \u200dagreed to testify against other defendants in the case.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth \u200cmentioning that nearly three\u200b years\u2062 ago, President \u2064Trump announced \u200bthat Powell would join \u200bhis legal team, \u200bworking alongside Rudy\u200b Giuliani and other lawyers. She later appeared in a news\u200d conference with Giuliani and\u200c Jenna Ellis, making allegations about voter\u2062 fraud in the 2020\u2063 election. However, the Trump campaign&#8217;s\u2062 legal department clarified that Powell\u200b was never part of \u2063their team.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200b conclusion, former\u2064 President Donald\u200d Trump clarified that Sidney \u200bPowell was never\u2062 his attorney and that she held the\u200d belief, like many others, that the 2020 Presidential Election was rigged and stolen. Powell&#8217;s\u200d recent\u2064 guilty plea in the Fulton County\u2064 election case has sparked\u2063 discussions \u2062and further legal actions, bringing attention to the complexities surrounding\u200c the\u2062 election and its aftermath.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump dismissed attorney Sidney Powell&#8217;s guilty plea in a Georgia election case, clarifying that she was never his attorney. 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