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Trump Discussed Naming Campaign Lawyer as Special Counsel on Election Fraud
New York Times ^ | December 19, 2020 | By Maggie Haberman and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Posted on 12/19/2020 10:25:27 AM PST by Jayster

In a meeting at the White House on Friday, the president weighed appointing Sidney Powell, who promoted conspiracy theories about rigged voting machines, to probe voter fraud.

President Trump on Friday discussed making Sidney Powell, who as a lawyer for his campaign team unleashed a series of conspiracy theories about a Venezuelan plot to rig voting machines in the United States, a special counsel investigating voter fraud, according to two people briefed on the discussion.

It was unclear if Mr. Trump will move ahead with such a plan.

Most of his advisers opposed the idea, two of the people briefed on the discussion said, including Rudolph W. Giuliani, the president’s personal lawyer, who in recent days sought to have the Department of Homeland Security join the campaign’s efforts to overturn Mr. Trump’s loss in the election.

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KEYWORDS: clownlawyeralert; newyorkslimes; sidneypowell; trump
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1 posted on 12/19/2020 10:25:27 AM PST by Jayster
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Most of his advisers opposed the idea

That's good enough for me. Do it, Mr. President.

2 posted on 12/19/2020 10:27:12 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (We flattened the heck out of that curve, didn’t we?)
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To: Jayster

https://electionwiz.com/2020/12/19/breaking-big-trump-considers-naming-sidney-powell-special-prosecutor-for-election-fraud


3 posted on 12/19/2020 10:28:52 AM PST by Jayster (Legalize Marijuana )
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To: Jayster

Do it!


4 posted on 12/19/2020 10:32:48 AM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Jayster
"conspiracy theories evidence" Fixed it for them.
5 posted on 12/19/2020 10:33:15 AM PST by fireman15
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To: Jayster

“Most of his advisers opposed the idea”

Probably the same “advisers” who brought in the three stooges to the Supreme Court along with Wray, Haspel and Barr, swampsters all.


6 posted on 12/19/2020 10:34:01 AM PST by kenmcg (tHE WHOLE )
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To: Jayster

Powell has her share of critics but her accomplishments are at least tied with that of Sessions, Barr, Wray, Kemp, Ducey, Raffensberger, Carr etc. combined.


7 posted on 12/19/2020 10:35:17 AM PST by Chunga85 (Where are the "non-rinos"?)
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To: Jayster
conspiracy theories about rigged voting machines

Pffffffft.

8 posted on 12/19/2020 10:36:52 AM PST by libertylover (Remember: Deep State hated Jesus too.)
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“ promoted conspiracy theories”

I’d say she damn well proved them

But Mueller....muh Russia...that was a “ real” investigation, eh?


9 posted on 12/19/2020 10:47:01 AM PST by silverleaf (Age Takes a Toll: Please Have Exact Change.)
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To: Jayster

If he’s going to be forced to leave office based on a fraudulent stolen election, then he’s got nothing to lose by tossing a few tons of manure into the fan on his way out. Do this, and pardon Assange and Snowden and let citizen journalists put the truth out.


10 posted on 12/19/2020 10:53:57 AM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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Ah, The New York Times. Lately advocating for a modern Tuskegee Experiment.

New York Times "Experts:" We Should Delay Giving the Trump Vaccine To the Elderly Because They Tend to be "Whiter" Than the General Population; We Should Let Many of Them Die Just to Achieve Racial Balance in Covid Deaths
— Ace


11 posted on 12/19/2020 10:54:07 AM PST by Bratch
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The NYT was instrumental in covering up for tyrants for decades. Talk about launching conspiracy theories.

The Left doesn’t care how many gulags and mass graves they helped build and fill.

It makes COVID look like a stubbed toe compared to the treachery they chose to not cover much less report.

Martial law
Shut down the major propaganda channels,
Get the indoctrination&re-education camps ready
Build a wall around the Capitol
Lock certain leftist avowing representatives and senators in their offices until they admit their complicity in the affairs that brought us to this point.

WE know who the good guys are, so put a fence around the SCotUS as well, just for security. Yeah, like worrying about riots vs. the Constitution is defensible.


12 posted on 12/19/2020 10:59:58 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!! Help beat the leftist media at their own game.)
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… according to two people briefed on the discussion …
Same old Slimes dissembling and equivocation.
13 posted on 12/19/2020 11:26:24 AM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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NYT - We only print the stuff our CIA handlers tell us to print.


14 posted on 12/19/2020 11:32:31 AM PST by Slyfox (Not my circus, not my monkeys )
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[[who promoted conspiracy theories about rigged voting machines,]]

Gosh I hope she makes the NYT eat those words!


15 posted on 12/19/2020 11:34:44 AM PST by Bob434
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NYT - We only print the stuff our CIA handlers tell us to print.

Virtually the last point in the movie 3 days of Condor.


16 posted on 12/19/2020 11:38:46 AM PST by Mouton (The enemy of the people is the media.)
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“...unleashed a series of conspiracy theories about a Venezuelan plot to rig voting machines”

They’ve moved beyond “debunked” to “conspiracy theory.” That is some sort of a tell.


17 posted on 12/19/2020 11:47:58 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom ("Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out" -- David Horowitz)
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To: Jayster

Great Idea

Maybe she could subpoena Andrew Weissman for his complicity


18 posted on 12/19/2020 11:48:18 AM PST by Regulator (It's Fraud, Jim)
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To: Bob434

And she was never a part of Trumps team.


19 posted on 12/19/2020 11:50:28 AM PST by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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To: kenmcg

“Most of his advisers opposed the idea”

Possibly a dishonest statement made to cause friction between her and Trump advisors.

After all, the NYT is not known for cheer leading or honesty.

Should she end up on his crew, does that mean she will no longer need to raise money from contributions?


20 posted on 12/19/2020 11:57:40 AM PST by old curmudgeon (There is no situation so terrible, so disgraceful, that the federal government can not make worse)
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