Former Trump attorney Sidney Powell pleads not guilty in Georgia election case
FULTON COUNTY (CBSNewsTexas.com) - Sidney Powell, an attorney from Dallas involved in Donald Trump's post-election legal challenges, entered a not guilty plea Tuesday.
Powell also waived a formal arraignment in the case in Fulton County.
Powell and 18 others, including Trump, have been charged for their alleged plans to rig the Georgia 2020 presidential election results.
Prosecutors say Powell and others accessed sensitive voting equipment software and data in rural Coffee County, Georgia, to further the alleged conspiracy to overturn the presidential election results.
Powell faces seven felony charges in the Fulton County indictment:
- Violation of the Georgia RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act
- Conspiracy to Commit Election Fraud (two counts)
- Conspiracy to Commit Computer Theft
- Conspiracy to Commit Computer Trespass
- Conspiracy to Commit Computer Invasion of Privacy
- Conspiracy to Defraud the State
In 2022, the Texas State Bar's disciplinary committee filed a complaint against Powell alleging she committed professional misconduct in her lawsuits challenging the results of the 2020 election.
Two other co-defendants, Trevian Kutti and Ray Smith, also pleaded not guilty and waived their arraignments, according to CNN.
