Giuliani releases statement distancing Trump campaign from lawyer Sidney Powell

[Peace Piper]

Giuliani releases statement distancing Trump campaign from lawyer Sidney Powell

Updated: Nov. 22, 2020 5 p.m

WASHINGTON - The president's legal team was thrown into tumult Sunday when two Trump attorneys - Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis - released a statement abruptly distancing the campaign from a third attorney, Sidney Powell.

Giuliani, Ellis and Powell all appeared together at a news conference Thursday, when they made a range of baseless accusations about the integrity of the election. Powell in particular has been vocal in lobbing some of the most convoluted claims, alleging a conspiracy that involved "communist money," the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez and an algorithm favoring Democrats.

"Sidney Powell is practicing law on her own," Giuliani and Ellis said in their statement Sunday. "She is not a member of the Trump Legal Team. She is also not a lawyer for the President in his personal capacity."

At the beginning of Thursday's news conference, Giuliani said he, Ellis, Powell and other attorneys present were "representing President Trump and we're representing the Trump campaign." Ellis introduced the group as "an elite strike force team that is working on behalf of the president and the campaign to make sure that our Constitution is protected."

Two advisers to Trump, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations, said the president disliked the coverage Powell was receiving from Fox News pundit Tucker Carlson and others, and that several allies had reached out to say she had gone too far. The advisers also said she argued with Giuliani and others in recent days...MORE: https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Giuliani-releases-statement-distancing-Trump-15746761.php

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Here's a consolation prize:

 

[ResponsibleIdiot]

It would be funny if they distance themselves from her and make her out to be some kind of insane crazy woman, and her bombshell claims turn out to be true.

 

[revgen]

Sidney Powell and Lin Wood are going for the long game. Rudy & Jenna want to get to SCOTUS before December 14th.

 

[olehounddog]

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/20...rump-teams-sidney-powell-statement-not-think/

They have different funding.

 

[enhanced_deficit]

This holiday weekend may look up movie 'my cousin vinny' on netflix.

It would be funny if they distance themselves from her and make her out to be some kind of insane crazy woman, and her bombshell claims turn out to be true.

True + True could make it a "dangerous" double game for GOPA wing politically, won't be surprised if orders came from upper management aka deep pockets with connections to players in both teams.
Still doubt that any Nixon style deal was cut with Biden team as fellow showbiz actor Edward Norton had theorized.