Sidney Powell, Donald Trump’s former lawyer and one of his 18 co-defendants in Georgia’s sweeping racketeering case, has pleaded guilty to attempting to overturn the 2020 election results.
Judge Scott McAfee: “And are you pleading guilty today because you agree that there is a sufficient factual basis, that there are enough facts that support this plea of guilty?”
Sidney Powell: “I do.”
Powell was sentenced to six years of probation and fined $6,000. Powell will also pay $2,700 in restitution to the state of Georgia and write an apology letter to Georgia residents. As part of her deal, Sidney Powell has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors and could become a key witness against Trump. In 2020, Powell famously vowed to “release the Kraken” — a mythical sea monster — to help overturn Trump’s election loss, and filed a litany of baseless lawsuits.