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PTWB

(4,131 posts)
Thu Nov 26, 2020, 01:50 PM Nov 2020

The Sidney Powell 'kraken' is nothing more than crackpot, tinfoil hat nonsense.

Her affidavits are full of already debunked conspiracies, allegations that have already been dismissed by courts across the country, and absolutely no substance.

Here's one sentence from her Michigan affidavit:

denialofRepublicanchallengers’ righttoparticipateandobservetheprocessingofballotsviolatesMichigan’sElectionCode


She managed to misspell 'district' three different times in three different ways - Distrct, Districct, and Distrcoict.

Her footnotes sourcing her claims link to Tweets, YouTube videos, and a DuckDuckGo search result (See https://duckduckgo.com/?q=colorado+signature+rejection+rate&t=osx&ia=web last visited November 25,2020).

Both filings are hilariously bad.






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The Sidney Powell 'kraken' is nothing more than crackpot, tinfoil hat nonsense. (Original Post) PTWB Nov 2020 OP
Oh, it's a little more than that. rsdsharp Nov 2020 #1
It keeps getting better. PTWB Nov 2020 #2
I'm guessing they (the Cobb County GOP) will ratify this rsdsharp Nov 2020 #6
ten years ago onethatcares Nov 2020 #3
Seattles new National Hockey Team is called the Seattle Kracken... samnsara Nov 2020 #4
Meanwhile, people with legitimate grievances cannot get their day in court Yavin4 Nov 2020 #5
Reporters uncover the reason behind Sidney Powell's horrendously misspelled legal filings. Gothmog Nov 2020 #7

rsdsharp

(9,124 posts)
1. Oh, it's a little more than that.
Thu Nov 26, 2020, 02:25 PM
Nov 2020

She actually filed this garbage in federal court. I think the only way Rule 11 sanctions aren’t in her future is if the judges become convinced she’s nuts, and really does have a good faith belief this nonsense is real.

rsdsharp

(9,124 posts)
6. I'm guessing they (the Cobb County GOP) will ratify this
Thu Nov 26, 2020, 04:05 PM
Nov 2020

filing, but that is a major ethical violation. You don’t file on behalf of a party who is not your client. She should have a written agreement with each of the plaintiffs setting out the scope of the representation, and how she is to be compensated ( it’s probably pro bono).

She may escape sanctions for this massive fuck up, but her malpractice carrier is likely to take notice.

onethatcares

(16,161 posts)
3. ten years ago
Thu Nov 26, 2020, 02:31 PM
Nov 2020

a client gave me a bottle of "Kraken" rum. It was a dark rum with a giant squid on the label. Maybe she's been sampling the goods

Yavin4

(35,406 posts)
5. Meanwhile, people with legitimate grievances cannot get their day in court
Thu Nov 26, 2020, 02:38 PM
Nov 2020

Yet, her filings are so filled with errors she should be disbarred. But, she gets court access.

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