Sidney Powell now 'dangerous' to Trump after time spent as key confidante

Donald Trump's decision to bring attorney Sidney Powell into his inner circle is now coming back to haunt him in the worst possible way now that she has accepted a plea deal from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

With the announcement on Thursday that Powell will now become a witness for the prosecution of the former president who is facing racketeering charges in Georgia — along with his Washington, D.C., trial for attempting to overturn the 2020 election results — she has become the biggest weapon prosecutors can wield.

As both trials loom, the Washington Post is reporting Powell is "potentially now dangerous to the president she once supported" with former associates claiming she won't "shade" her testimony to protect the former president.

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In the Post's deep dive into Powell's fall from high-powered lawyer to being at the center of attempts to steal a presidential election, one former legal associate, Molly McCann, told the Post in an email, "The idea that she would shade her testimony based upon a personal bias could only be suggested by someone who does not know Sidney well. (Of course, I don’t think Trump committed any crime, and so I don’t think there is anything to hide.)”

That is bad news for Trump and his allies, with the Post reporting that there were hints at Powell's plea deal hearing of what she has to offer to investigators — particularly when it comes to election machine tampering in Georgia.

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"Her testimony could reveal whether others in Trump’s orbit were involved with or aware of the scheme," the report states before adding, "Powell is now limited in what she can say publicly about the Georgia case. But her nonprofit, Defending the Republic, asked followers for forbearance in a Friday newsletter distributed via the Substack platform: 'We at Defending the Republic appreciate your patience, support, and understanding of Sidney’s decision regarding the Georgia case,'" before adding, "Now that this is behind us, we can focus on our mission."

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