Trump's 'Kraken' lawyer Sidney Powell and attorney Lin Wood face being DISBARRED after federal judge sanctioned them over 'abusive' 2020 election lawsuits

 A federal judge sanctioned Sidney Powell, Lin Wood and nine other lawyers allied with former President Donald Trump on Wednesday for working on lawsuits related to overturning the 2020 election results.

US District Judge Linda Parker, of the Eastern District of Michigan, said the group of lawyers 'engaged in litigation practices' that were 'abusive and, in turn, sanctionable.' 

Powell, Wood, and the rest of the MAGA lawyers filed a lawsuit in Parker's court last November claiming the 2020 presidential election results weren't legitimate and the vote was rigged to help Joe Biden win. 

Parker said the lawsuit was a sham intended to deceive the court and the public, just a few days after Biden's 154,000-vote victory in the state was certified, and was stuffed with 'speculation and conjecture' about the vote counting process.

'Despite the haze of confusion, commotion and chaos counsel intentionally attempted to create by filing this lawsuit, one thing is perfectly clear: Plaintiffs´ attorneys have scorned their oath, flouted the rules, and attempted to undermine the integrity of the judiciary along the way,' Parker wrote in her 110-page opinion issued on Wednesday.

'Sanctions are required to deter the filing of future frivolous lawsuits designed primarily to spread the narrative that our election processes are rigged and our democratic institutions cannot be trusted.'

Parker's sanctions have now been referred to each of states where the lawyers are licensed for disciplinary action and they could face financial penalties or disbarment. 

They have also been ordered to take 12 hours of legal classes - including six hours in election law -  before their potential punishments are determined. 

A federal judge sanctioned attorneys Sidney Powell (pictured), Lin Wood and nine others on Wednesday for working on lawsuits related to overturning the 2020 election results
Powell, Wood (pictured, and the rest of the MAGA lawyers filed a lawsuit in Parker's court last November claiming the 2020 presidential election results weren't legitimate and the voting was rigged to help Joe Biden win

A federal judge sanctioned attorneys Sidney Powell, Lin Wood and nine others on Wednesday for working on lawsuits related to overturning the 2020 election results


The lawsuit last fall was filed on behalf of six Republican voters who wanted Parker to decertify Michigan´s results and impound voting machines. The judge declined in December, calling the request 'stunning in its scope and breathtaking in its reach.' 

It was one of four legal actions by Powell collectively known as the 'Kraken' lawsuits, including allegations that George Soros, Venezuela and China among others tried to tamper with US voting machines.

Parker ordered the attorneys to pay back the legal fees the city of Detroit and Michigan state officials spent while seeking sanctions. 

She accused them of attempts at 'deceiving a federal court and the American people' in a 'historic and profound abuse of the judicial process.' 

A lawyer for the city of Detroit said their lawsuit was meant to spread lies about the election and asked the Michigan federal court to sanction the lawyers.  

Michigan's Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer praised the judge's ruling on Wednesday.

She said in a statement that it 'sends a clear message: those who seek to overturn an American election and poison the well of American democracy will face consequences.'


Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer praised the ruling as a 'clear message' for people looking to overturn a US election

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer praised the ruling as a 'clear message' for people looking to overturn a US election

'I appreciate the unmistakable message she sends with this ruling - those who vow to uphold the Constitution must answer for abandoning that oath,' said Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democrat.

Multiple lawyers aligned with Trump have filed lawsuits claiming the election was rigged in multiple courts across the country, but none have succeeded.

Trump allies have now turned to election audits in states including Arizona and Pennsylvania in a bid to prove there was ballot harvesting and other irregularities. 

During a July court hearing, Powell took 'full responsibility' for the lawsuit and compared the legal fight to the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision that outlawed racial segregation in schools.

'It is the duty of lawyers and the highest tradition of the practice of law to raise difficult and even unpopular issues,' Powell told the judge, adding that efforts to impose sanctions would diminish the public's view of the court system.

Wood´s name was on the lawsuit, but he insisted he had no role other than to tell Powell that he would be available if she needed a seasoned litigator.

Wood and Powell are not the first attorneys to be punished over their 2020 lawsuits.

Rudy Giuliani had his law license temporarily suspended in New York and Washington D.C. for his election fraud lawsuits. 

Wood (pictured with Trump in March 2020) and Powell are not the first attorneys to be punished over their 2020 lawsuits. Rudy Giuliani had his law license temporarily suspended in New York and Washington D.C. for his election fraud lawsuits

Wood (pictured with Trump in March 2020) and Powell are not the first attorneys to be punished over their 2020 lawsuits. Rudy Giuliani had his law license temporarily suspended in New York and Washington D.C. for his election fraud lawsuits


Giuliani, Powell and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell are are being sued by Dominion Voting Systems for 2020 fraud claims centering around their equipment.

Dominion is seeking $1.3 billion from each of them in separate lawsuits.

Earlier this month all three Trump allies lost a bid to dismiss those suits in a US district court. 

'But it is simply not the law that provably false statements cannot be actionable if made in the context of an election,' Judge Carl Nichols had written in a statement.

He said the question of whether a juror could conclude Powell's statements were 'verifiable false' was 'not a close call.'

Nichols referenced one of her claims that the Dominion founder said he could change votes if he wished.

'These statements are either true or not; either Powell has a video depicting the founder of Dominion saying he can 'change a million votes,' or she does not,' Nichols said. 

The company is also suing One America Network, Fox News and Newsmax claiming the news channels knowingly spread false information. 

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