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Last edited Mon Nov 23, 2020, 05:57 PM - Edit history (1)
Source: Reuters
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trumps election campaign issued a statement on Sunday distancing itself from Sidney Powell, a lawyer who made baseless allegations of voter fraud at a campaign press conference on Thursday.
Sidney Powell is practicing law on her own, Trump campaign lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis said in the statement. She is not a member of the Trump Legal Team. She is also not a lawyer for the President in his personal capacity.
The announcement came one day after a judge dismissed the campaigns lawsuit seeking to halt President-elect Joe Bidens victory in Pennsylvania, dealing a major blow to Trumps flailing efforts to overturn his Nov. 3 election loss.
Read more: https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-powell/trump-campaign-says-sidney-powell-not-a-member-of-legal-team-idUSKBN2820UB
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