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marmar

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Wed Dec 16, 2020, 01:30 PM Dec 2020

Detroit Seeks Fine and District Ban for 'Kraken' Lawyer Sidney Powell [View all]


(Newsweek) The city of Detroit is asking a federal court to sanction attorney Sidney Powell and other lawyers involved in filing a suit that sought to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Michigan.

Powell, who is no longer associated with President Donald Trump's campaign, promised to release "the Kraken" in a series of suits but has been unsuccessful so far, with courts in four states dismissing appeals for relief arising from unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud.

Now, Detroit is seeking fines for Powell and the other attorneys and asking that they be banned from practicing law in the Eastern District of Michigan. The motion also asks that they face sanction by the Michigan state bar. ..........(more)

https://www.newsweek.com/detroit-fine-ban-kraken-lawyer-sidney-powell-1555137




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