Donald Trump's Ex-Lawyer Pleads Guilty to 2020 Election Scandal: What Does It Mean for Ex-POTUS?

Donald Trump co-defendant and his former lawyer, Sidney Powell, has flipped and will cooperate with Georgia authorities over the 2020 election case. The infamous "Kraken Lawyer" has now pleaded guilty, and this might spell some bad news for her former client.

According to the Washington Post, Powell's guilty plea came a day before jury selection for her case was set to begin. She is just the second Donald Trump Georgia election case co-defendant to plead guilty after bail bondsman Scott Hall. Including the former president himself, there are 19 co-defendants in total, with two already flipping.

Powell will get reduced charges thanks to her guilty plea as she admits to illegally conspiring to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election loss in Georgia. She was the one responsible for spreading baseless conspiracy theories about the 2020 election on right-wing media. She also filed several lawsuits that challenged the results, all of which have been thrown out for lack of any actual concrete evidence.

The infamous "Kraken Lawyer" whom Trump allies and the rightwing media dubbed "the Kraken" for having the "evidence" to back Trump's debunked claims about the 2020 election being stolen, pleaded guilty to six misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with the performance of election duties.

Sidney Powell's admission of guilt could very much spell trouble for Donald Trump as she was at the center of not just his misinformation campaign, but also outrightly tried getting her hands on valuable election data. Her testimony in her trial will likely be used as evidence against the former president.

Sidney Powell Will Not Face Prison for Pleading Guilty Against Donald Trump in Georgia Election Case

The flip is also very significant to Powell herself as she will not serve any prison time over her election interference shenanigans. Instead, she will serve six years of probation but will still have to face a fine of $6,000. She also has to write an apology letter to Georgia and its residents.

Politico reported that the "Kraken Lawyer" has already recorded a statement for prosecutors and has also agreed to testify truthfully against her co-defendants at future trials, which will be bad for Donald Trump and other co-defendants like Mark Meadows and Rudy Giuliani.

Powell was initially charged with racketeering. Much like the other co-defendant who flipped, Scott Hall, she also participated in an unauthorized breach of election equipment in Coffee County, Georgia. She reportedly conspired with Hall to access election equipment without authorization in the rural Georgia county.

RICO Being Used in the Donald Trump Election Case in Georgia Working Well for Fani Willis

While Scott Hall is considered a pretty small catch, getting Sidney Powell to flip against Donald Trump is considered a big win for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis as she is considered one of the biggest names in that list of 19 Trump co-defendants.

As the Associated Press pointed out, the Georgia DA faced much criticism over using the state's RICO laws in charging so many co-defendants. One of those critics is John Fishwick, a former US attorney for the Western District of Virginia. He called the Sidney Powell plea deal a "significant win" for the DA.

"This is somebody who was at ground zero of these allegations and a lawyer who is pleading guilty," said the former prosecutor. "This is very significant." He thinks that the plea will not just help Willis's case, but also Jack Smith's federal investigation, spelling more trouble for Trump.

Fishwick once noted that using RICO against Trump might undermine Smith's investigation. Now that Willis has got Powell to flip, the former prosecutor is changing his tune. "This certainly shows that at least, as of today, it's not undermining it. In fact, it's strengthening his case," he concluded.

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Written by: Rick Martin

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