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Pro-Trump Attorneys Face Possible Disbarment After Federal Judge’s Scathing Ruling

HeadlineAug 26, 2021

In Michigan, a federal judge has disciplined nine pro-Trump attorneys, including Sidney Powell and Lin Wood, over their unsubstantiated claims in a lawsuit falsely claiming that the 2020 election was stolen. The lawyers will have to pay the legal fees for the city of Detroit and other defendants, and they face sanctions that could lead to their disbarment.

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