Despite pleading guilty to interfering with the 2020 presidential election result, Sidney Powell continues to promote conspiracy theories about Donald Trump's election loss, according to a report.
The right-wing attorney pushed baseless claims of election fraud and accused Georgia prosecutors of politicizing their office, and a newsletter published by her dark-money group shared articles claiming that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis secured Powell's guilty plea through extortion, reported Insider.
Powell pleaded guilty Thursday to six charges related to her involvement with the breach of election equipment and stealing sensitive voter information in Coffee County. Prosecutors agreed to drop racketeering and other charges and allow her to avoid prison in exchange for her plea and cooperation with investigators.
Just days before, she had shared content on X arguing that the 2020 election was rigged against Trump and that law enforcement was biased against conservatives.
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Since her plea, Powell has also used her Truth Social and Telegram accounts to promote the Substack newsletter published by her dark-money group, Defending the Republic, urging followers to "hold fast" and share articles and YouTube videos claiming her guilty plea was "extorted."
It's not clear whether Powell will face any repercussions for her post-plea claims, but legal experts said her behavior was unusual for a cooperating witness.
"Usually, after a guilty plea, the defendants do not want to rock the boat," said Ronald Carlson, a professor at the University of Georgia School of Law. "It's very likely a situation where she's kind of saying, 'I'm going to exercise my right to free speech,' but one has to exercise care not to jeopardize anything in the plea agreement."
