President Donald Trump's former lawyer Sidney Powell argued in her court filings that she shouldn't be believed when she talked about Dominion Voting Systems somehow conspiring with long-dead Venezuelan leader Hugo Chaves to overthrow the 2020 U.S. election.
The lies that Powell, Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley and other Republicans have pushed inspired the "stop the steal" rally that ended in an all-out insurrection to stop the election certification at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Many Trump supporters did believe Powell and the others as they promoted the conspiracy theories and it's caused a massive rift among Democrats and Republicans in the country. A Feb 5 poll showed that 65 percent of Republicans don't believe that President Joe Biden is the lawfully elected president.
It led to many online fuming for the crisis they've created. See their comments below:
I spoke with more than one Georgia voter who did, actually, believe these were statements of fact. https://t.co/kLgkkNgU3F— Elizabeth Landers (@Elizabeth Landers) 1616449267.0
So Sidney Powell is admitting that she filed false claims in court??? I’m pretty sure that’s illegal— Irishrygirl (@Irishrygirl) 1616449458.0
Sidney Powell claimed to have explosive bombshells. But now that's she facing a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit, s… https://t.co/LLRWjpq4ZJ— Jan Wolfe (@Jan Wolfe) 1616446971.0
And with this, Sidney Powell declares she must be disabarred. She is now stating that the allegations she filed in… https://t.co/sISavnfCwJ— Kurt "Masks Save Lives" Eichenwald (@Kurt "Masks Save Lives" Eichenwald) 1616449662.0
Sidney Powell’s defense: “Everything I said about Dominion was bullshit. If you believed anything I said, you’re an… https://t.co/DCtUlN1Ii4— Joe Walsh (@Joe Walsh) 1616448857.0
With just a few small tweaks, Sidney Powell's motion to dismiss could easily be turned into a disbarment decision. https://t.co/WLPDVCXpcg— Ari Cohn (@Ari Cohn) 1616447859.0
I'd like Sidney Powell to tell this to every single one of the insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol on January… https://t.co/sn3gpaKvBQ— Kurt Bardella (@Kurt Bardella) 1616448652.0
This shows Sidney Powell views supporters of the former President and @GOP legislators as unreasonable, that only s… https://t.co/QDEg2xLTdC— Ted Lieu (@Ted Lieu) 1616448504.0
@ZoeTillman Sidney Powell’s argument can be summed up by 👇 https://t.co/ldNdph5A3b— Sam Hallenberg (@Sam Hallenberg) 1616447375.0
Sidney Powell says she can't have defamed Dominion because everyone knew she was full of shit. Or perhaps it was p… https://t.co/7l4CNa00bt— Liz Dye (@Liz Dye) 1616447345.0
Sidney Powell trying the Alex Jones “I’m not actually too dangerous and crazy to see my kids, this is just a charac… https://t.co/ez8girEIga— Molly McKew (@Molly McKew) 1616450238.0
Shorter Sidney Powell: “It’s not my fault they can’t spot a lie when they see one.” https://t.co/Qv0Wzm8NP2— Kaz Weida (@Kaz Weida) 1616448205.0
Sidney Powell, General Flynn, and Mike Lindell are all still fighting for the integrity of the 2020 "election" Can… https://t.co/LgEyd43svE— Sky (@Sky) 1616443241.0
Sidney Powell is now saying of HER OWN election fraud claims, "no reasonable person would accept such statements as… https://t.co/KTzXvEe254— JRehling (@JRehling) 1616448479.0
Sidney Powell claiming that Fox News viewers and Trump supporters are irrational nutcases is, in fairness, rather a… https://t.co/MADpwF4ulI— Pé (@Pé) 1616447928.0
This makes me violently angry. My own *mother* believed Sidney Powell. I'm so angry people like Powell claim they a… https://t.co/JMkZo5RriQ— Eve Fairbanks (@Eve Fairbanks) 1616446767.0
Sidney Powell going with the Tucker Carlson defense. https://t.co/rA1pBCv4u9— Ahmed Baba (@Ahmed Baba) 1616446621.0
I’m beyond over the excuse “no reasonable person would believe what I said” in a court of law. That’s Fox News excu… https://t.co/HOUp6sc1JB— enoch1080 (@enoch1080) 1616447361.0
.@SenateGOP @HouseGOP @foxnews @oann @newsmax @seanhannity @JudgeJeanine @TuckerCarlson @IngrahamAngle Sidney Powel… https://t.co/X1US0iXWg2— Jim of Pennsyltucky 😷 (@Jim of Pennsyltucky 😷) 1616450598.0
Sidney Powell now putting all of Trump’s #MAGA base into the “no reasonable person” category.— plz🌎recycle (@plz🌎recycle) 1616450516.0
I wonder how everyone who lived and died by the words of Sidney Powell will feel knowing that her defense is to cla… https://t.co/wVb0yKDghb— Brian Tyler Cohen (@Brian Tyler Cohen) 1616450586.0
NO. Y’all need to address #SidneyPowell ‘s latest filing and your roles in it. https://t.co/mxLpvnKMZn— @The_Yancy (@@The_Yancy) 1616450568.0
Sidney Powell wants you to know that all her claims are made-up lies, and no reasonable person could believe her to… https://t.co/8vERagEND3— Michael Gold, Psy.D. (He/Him/His) (@Michael Gold, Psy.D. (He/Him/His)) 1616450556.0
One wonders if Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis concur with Sidney Powell's "they shoulda known I was lying" legal def… https://t.co/7evESa9jv2— Rus McLaughlin (@Rus McLaughlin) 1616450527.0
Sidney Powell, a lightning rod for QAnon believers and supporters of the debunked claims Donald Trump actually won… https://t.co/Za9PhfAPA4— Jacob Orledge (@Jacob Orledge) 1616450552.0
@MollyMcKew Alex Jones was no lawyer. Sidney Powell is, and she should be indicted, tried, and disbarred.— J.B. (@J.B.) 1616450521.0
