Trump 2020 Fraud Backer Sidney Powell’s Texas Ethics Case Tossed
- Judge finds state bar regulators failed to support claims
- Powell unsuccessfully challenged election results in states
Sidney Powell speaks during a news conference at RNC headquarters in Washington, on Nov. 19, 2020.
Photographer: Al Drago/BloombergA Texas judge has tossed out a disciplinary case against attorney Sidney Powell, finding state bar regulators failed to present enough valid evidence to keep alive claims that she violated ethics rules by filing frivolous post-election lawsuits.
Powell, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump following the 2020 presidential election, lead a series of unsuccessful legal efforts to contest President Joe Biden’s wins in battleground states. She also promoted false conspiracy theories of widespread election fraud, including that voting machine software had flipped votes for Trump to Biden and had its origins in election-rigging efforts in Venezuela.