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Trump Weighed Naming Election Conspiracy Theorist as Special Counsel
NY Times ^ | 19 Dec 20

Posted on 12/19/2020 1:58:20 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel

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

President Trump has been in contact with Sidney Powell in recent days, even though his campaign last month sought to distance itself from her as she aired baseless claims about Dominion Voting Systems machines.

President Trump has been in contact with Sidney Powell in recent days, even though his campaign last month sought to distance itself from her as she aired baseless claims about Dominion Voting Systems machines.

President Trump on Friday discussed naming Sidney Powell, who as a lawyer for his campaign team unleashed conspiracy theories about a Venezuelan plot to rig voting machines in the United States, to be a special counsel overseeing an investigation of 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. In recent days Mr. Giuliani has 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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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: baselessdenials; bfake; clownlawyeralert; didyousearch; sidneypowell
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel
NY Times claims without evidence that Sidney Powell is a conspiracist.
21 posted on 12/19/2020 2:34:02 PM PST by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

She would get it done.


22 posted on 12/19/2020 2:34:19 PM PST by Hostage (Article V)
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To: DoodleDawg

Sidney Powell is most definitely competent.


23 posted on 12/19/2020 2:34:53 PM PST by ohioman
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To: bitt

Yeo, disinfo. Rudy was on Steve Bannon’s War Room talking about the meeting with POTUS and said it was relaxing, POTUS in a good mood, cracking jokes, having fun ...

He also said when asked about Special Counsel, he said “Yes, Absolutely!”


24 posted on 12/19/2020 2:38:27 PM PST by Hostage (Article V)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

It is truly mind numbing to watch the organs of
propaganda at work. Slur after slur then tar
with the same lies again and again.
If the propaganda doesn’t work the first time,
repeat it again louder, double down, smother
the people with slander.
God, it’s sickening what has become of the so called press.


25 posted on 12/19/2020 2:43:57 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: little jeremiah

I know.

I trust Sidney Powell.

It’s quite curious that the enemedia uses the label “conspiracy theorist” when talking about her.

Almost like they got theirmarching orders from Jeff Zucker. 😳


26 posted on 12/19/2020 2:46:05 PM PST by sauropod (Cui bono? I will not comply.)
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To: little jeremiah

I know.

I trust Sidney Powell.

It’s quite curious that the enemedia uses the label “conspiracy theorist” when talking about her.

Almost like they got theirmarching orders from Jeff Zucker. 😳


27 posted on 12/19/2020 2:46:37 PM PST by sauropod (Cui bono? I will not comply.)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

The biggest conspiracy theorist in the last four years was Andrew Weissman who was hired by Mueller to waste 40 million dollars on DNC purchased op-ed rabbit holes.

One side benefit to making Sydney Powell a special prosecutor is that half the DOJ swamp would resign in protest.


28 posted on 12/19/2020 3:08:27 PM PST by Dave Wright
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

“aired baseless claims about Dominion Voting Systems machines”

Seems they’ve all proved true so far.


29 posted on 12/19/2020 3:15:31 PM PST by MNDude
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

Sidney Powell, who as a lawyer for his campaign team unleashed conspiracy theories>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

One thing about Sydney Powell.

She would not say what he did without evidence.

She has the goods.

And I have no doubt President Trump should select her.

But the RINOs here will counsel him away from anyone who would get the job done.

Have a word with Mike Flynn.

But meanwhile this is indeed disinformation. And it shows the traitorous Dem cartell syndicate starting to crack.


30 posted on 12/19/2020 3:28:40 PM PST by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html) )
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

NY Slimes, take this story for what it’s worth.....


31 posted on 12/19/2020 3:33:43 PM PST by Hot Tabasco
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To: virgil

two of the people briefed on the discussion said


32 posted on 12/19/2020 3:33:57 PM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: virgil

Nobody listened to the Soviet media. These guys get my father in law and other dopes.


33 posted on 12/19/2020 3:41:33 PM PST by Luke21 (Elections you say? We get them next election? )
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To: Blennos

34 posted on 12/19/2020 3:44:02 PM PST by Baynative ("A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams." - John Barrymore )
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To: Hot Tabasco
NY Slimes, take this story for what it’s worth.....

Do you suppose the people from the NY Slimes, know where the sun don’t shine? 😁

35 posted on 12/19/2020 3:45:44 PM PST by Mark17 (USAF Retired. Father of a US Air Force commissioned officer, and trained Air Force combat pilot. )
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

“Conspiracy Theorist as Special Counsel”

New York Times makes me sick calling her the Conspiracy Theorist when she is doing what dxxx good lawyers do when confronted with obvious criminal conspiracies.


36 posted on 12/19/2020 3:54:34 PM PST by Rock N Jones (1935)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

So, the left doesn’t want Sidney Powell to investigate voter fraud but they were all for hyper-partisan hack lawyer Andrew Weissmann investigating Trump? Too bad.


37 posted on 12/19/2020 4:39:16 PM PST by Mr. N. Wolfe
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

The left will always tell you whom they fear the most by their bleats.


38 posted on 12/19/2020 5:04:54 PM PST by jmaroneps37
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To: All

As lawful POTUS, you _must_ defend the Republic from the traitors within. Aiding and abetting CCP to join with USCCP.

Democrats are not a party, they are
The-Party,
just like the communist party is The-Party in other communists nations.


39 posted on 12/19/2020 5:26:02 PM PST by veracious (UN=OIC=Islam; USgov may be radically changed, just amend USConstitution)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

CNN reporting on the the whitehouse meeting HAS slightly different detail than reported by the slimes:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/19/politics/trump-oval-office-meeting-special-counsel-martial-law/index.html

“White House aides who participated in the meeting, including White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and counsel Pat Cipollone, also pushed back intensely on the suggestion of naming Powell as a special counsel to investigate voter fraud allegations.”

“A serious internal divide has formed within Trump’s campaign .......... tensions at their highest between the campaign’s general counsel, Matt Morgan, who sent the memo Saturday, and Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani.”

My impression is

Mark Meadows is a quitter:
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/11/trump-chief-of-staff-mark-meadows-gave-a-good-bye-message-to-attendees-at-a-recent-gop-lunch-report/

and Cipolene just lacks the octane of Giuliani

Unlike these two, I suspect that Giuliani is a strong supporter of Powell


40 posted on 12/19/2020 5:54:24 PM PST by Swirl
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