Why Sidney Powell’s guilty plea is potentially ‘devastating’ for Trump
In a significant development, former Donald Trump attorney Sidney Powell has pleaded guilty in the Georgia election subversion case, just a day before her trial was scheduled to begin. In her guilty plea, Powell admits her involvement in the January 2021 breach of election systems in Coffee County, Georgia, with the help of local GOP officials and Trump supporters. The breach aimed to prove election rigging against Trump. She now faces a recommended sentence of six years probation, restitution and fines of nearly $9,000, the obligation to testify at future trials, and writing an apology letter to Georgia citizens. Notably, former President Trump is not mentioned in her plea documents.
Powell confessed to tampering with electronic ballot markers and tabulating machines and unlawfully accessing government computers with the intention of examining personal voter data. Her guilty plea is a pivotal moment for prosecutors, indicating her full cooperation. She is the second individual to plead guilty in this racketeering case, while 17 others, including Trump, maintain their innocence.
Furthermore, Powell faces additional legal challenges, including being an unindicted co-conspirator in a federal election subversion case against Trump. She is also embroiled in defamation lawsuits from voting technology companies Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic for false accusations related to the 2020 election. These lawsuits are still in the pre-trial discovery phase. Powell’s guilty plea has reshaped the upcoming trial and raised questions about the implications of her cooperation on broader legal investigations.
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