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[–] 92 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Did she flip on Trump? That would be amazing.

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  • [–] 159 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Well the article does say

    "A judge agreed that she will serve about six years of probation, have to pay $2,700 in restitution and have to testify truthfully against her co-defendants."

    So yes

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  • [–] 64 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    $2700 for a lawyer lol, these numbers are so random

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  • [–] 62 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Yeah but she was Trump's lawyer so I assume she is broke and unemployable.

    /S sort of

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Oh they just expected the truth later from a trump toady for an immediate legal benefit. So wise.

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  • [–] 44 points 2 years ago*

    Part of her deal was a written statement describing what she will testify to. They don't give this kind of deal unless the subject has already provided sufficient useful information and sworn to its truthfulness. She's bound to her statement now and, if she retracts later, I'm sure they can both pull back the plea deal and charge her with perjury.

    These prosecutors aren't stupid nor is this their first plea deal. They've already got the goods.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago*

    Oh they will absolutely bring the hammer down if she doesn't do and say everything by the book from this point forward, that's the point of a plea deal. It gets the defendant out of (most of the) trouble, but it locks them in to testifying fully and truthfully about the case from then on. If the prosecutor/judge thinks they aren't holding up that promise, the deal is taken away. You really do have to go full state's evidence if you take a deal like this, and they are not playing around with the threat of piling all those felony charges - and more - right back on you if you don't sing just the way the DOJ wants you to.

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  • [+] [S] 46 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Same kind of deal that Scott Hall took:

    As part of the deal, she will serve six years of probation, will be fined $6,000 and will have to write an apology letter to Georgia and its residents. She also agreed to testify truthfully against her co-defendants at future trials.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    As much as I want to see the house of cards collapse, that toadies like her get off nearly Scott free is a real miscarriage of justice IMO. She should be serving actual time, and not in a white-collar-resort prison.

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    The problem is that the actions the state can prove only amount to misdemeanors. That's why RICO is so powerful. Even if you only did misdemeanors, if you were part of the conspiracy then you get lumped in with all the felonies everyone else committed too. The whole point of RICO is to roll up the underlings with the bosses and try to peel off underlings in exchange for cooperation.

    By pleaing out, Powell is separating herself from the others and so those felony RICO charges don't apply anymore. All that said, this is all at the discretion of the DA and the judge. If Powell fucks up the terms of her deal she's in for six years of Georgia state prison. At 68 years old, that'd got to be a pretty good motivator for good behavior and cooperation.

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  • [–] 79 points 2 years ago* (5 children)

    As part of the deal, she will serve six years of probation, will be fined $6,000 and will have to write an apology letter to Georgia and its residents. She also recorded a statement for prosecutors and agreed to testify truthfully against her co-defendants at future trials.

    Hahahahahaha ReLeAsE tHe KrAcKeN Sidney! ReLeAsE tHe KrAcKeN!

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The letter to Georgia seems kinda wild these days considering she could just have chatGPT do it.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Dear fellow citizens of Georgia,

    I, Sydney Powell, am writing this letter to extend my deepest apologies for my role in attempting to overturn the 2020 election results. I recognize that my actions have caused significant concern and division, and I take full responsibility for my misguided involvement.

    In addition to acknowledging my mistakes, I must also address my association with former President Donald Trump in these efforts. It has become clear to me that President Trump's repeated false claims about the 2020 election results in Georgia and other states contributed to the confusion and distrust that surrounded the election process. I hereby cut all ties with him and distance myself from these false claims.

    I want to emphasize that the foundation of our democracy rests on the principles of fair and free elections, and it is the duty of every citizen to honor and protect these principles. My actions in the past were inconsistent with these values, and I deeply regret any harm I may have caused to our nation and its citizens.

    I apologize to the American people for any doubts and divisions my actions may have created. It is my sincere hope that we can come together as a nation, putting aside political differences and working towards a stronger, more united democracy that truly reflects the will of the people.

    I am committed to learning from this experience and ensuring that such actions are not repeated. I believe in the importance of respecting the will of the voters and the integrity of our electoral system. It is imperative that we move forward with a spirit of unity, transparency, and cooperation.

    Once again, I extend my sincerest apologies to the people of our great nation for my involvement in the 2020 election controversy. I hope that, over time, I can regain your trust and contribute to a better future for the United States.

    Sincerely,

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    [–] 66 points 2 years ago

    Jack Smith has a new cooperative witness. One that can't take the 5th.

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  • [–] 56 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Forget the Kraken, I think Sidney is about to release the Great Old Ones all over the remaining defendants

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    [–] 50 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    We know Cheez Bro turned down an offer of 3 years probation. I wonder if Kraken got the same offer or if it's only 72% as good as his.

    Also wondering if Cheese Burrow is happy or sad that he'll now be on trial alone.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The deal would have allowed Chesebro to avoid prison time by pleading guilty to one felony count of racketeering, the top charge in the indictment, according to the sources.

    Kraken pleaded guilty to all misdemeanor crimes. That's a huge difference.

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  • [–] 39 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The fact she didn't plead guilty to any felony charges seems important to me.

    Did the DA agree to only misdemeanor charges in order to get her to plead? Chesebro rejected a deal of probation in exchange for a felony guilty plea.

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  • [+] [S] 35 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    They got Trump and the rest of his merry band of assholes dead in their sights

    They will get some severe finger-wagging pointed in their direction while they continue trying to dismantle American democracy.

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  • [–] 32 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

    There goes that speedy trial. Makes sense now that she did that to angle for a faster plea deal. Saved herself potentially dying in prison. Cheese bro really really should take the plea too https://www.ajc.com/news/judge-rejects-request-to-dismiss-charges-against-chesebro-powell/QO2F5HTS65BBHCVS7W3KU35LEE/

    If chesebro thinks that

    For example, Chesebro argued that one charge against him – conspiracy to commit impersonating a public officer – was improper because the Republican electors were, in fact, electors under federal law but never claimed to be Georgia’s certified presidential electors.

    is going to save him from a jury, he's fucked.

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    [–] 30 points 2 years ago

    Re-leash the kraken!

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Time to check rightwing social media and feast on the cope

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    [–] 20 points 2 years ago

    should’ve stuck to gerrymandering, the legal kind of election tampering

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago

    She's good the goods. $6000 for trying to steal an election, you don't get off with a slap on the wrist unless you know where some bodies are buried.

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    [–] 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I don't normally think of a woman's face as punchable, but man she's got the most punchable looking face I've seen in a while.

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    [–] 14 points 2 years ago*

    Hell of a deal for trying to overturn democracy. But they want the big fat fish more.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I'm very annoyed with the slap on the wrist of a punishment here. How is there no jail time? Unless she has the smoking gun on Trump and turned it over, no fuck, even if she did have that this is unacceptable!

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  • [–] 33 points 2 years ago

    This is how RICO works. The sooner you flip, the better your deal. Also, the more info you give up against the big fish, the better your deal. Powell has the advantage of both flipping early relative to everyone else and being one of the key players in the Big Lie even if she didn't have a lot to do with the fake electors scheme.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I feel you - she’s nuts and drove the clown car in 2020.

    But would you rather have DJT and Ghouliani, or Sidney Powell in jail for the remainder of their gross unnatural lives? Direct testimony against the rest of them helps secure convictions.

    The MAGAts will turn on her and make her freedom unpleasant regardless, just waiting for a tweet/truth/x/wtfever from dear leader.

    It’s ain’t enough but it’s a start, after 7 years of waiting for consequences.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    Is this "the kraken" she was referring to?

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    In Nelson's voice - Ha ha!

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    [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    Hmmm... She may be a better lawyer than I gave her credit for. At the very least she's a better advocate for herself than she was for Trump.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    Dominooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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