Sidney Powell, one of Donald Trump‘s former lawyers, has suddenly pleaded guilty to conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
The so-called ‘Kraken’ lawyer, 68, admitted six criminal counts and avoided jail as she was sentenced to six years probation during a surprise appearance at the Fulton County court in Georgia on Thursday.
In a potentially devastating blow to Trump she agreed to testify truthfully against her co-defendants – including the former president – at future trials.
…Powell becomes the second of the defendants in the sprawling case to reach a deal with prosecutors, following bail bondsman Scott Hall, who played a less prominent role.
She entered her plea just a day before jury selection was set to start in her trial.
Her attorneys had strenuously denied prosecutors’ claims during early hearings and insisted they had evidence she was not a ‘driving force’ in the alleged conspiracy.
Powell was part of a so-called Trump ‘strike force’ of lawyers who toured the country after the election unsuccessfully arguing in courts that there had been widespread voter fraud.
She is credited with being one of the loudest voices advising Trump to fight to overturn the election and fast became associated with her promise that she would ‘release the kraken’ – referring to her case that the election had been stolen.
That included unfounded theories about manipulation of voting machines.
The trial of another former Trump attorney, Kenneth Chesebro, is set to begin on Friday.
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