It's Time For Sidney Powell To Start Worrying About Her Law License

The Kraken's legal credentials need to be released.

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These attorneys filed a complaint based on falsehoods, used their law license in an attempt to disenfranchise Michigan voters and undermine the faith of the public in the legitimacy of the recent presidential election, and lent credence to untruths that led to violence and unrest. In doing so, they violated their oath and the ethical rules to which they are bound, abused the court system, and compromised the administration of justice — an important foundation of our civil society and the very bulwark of our democratic institutions.

— Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, in a press release announcing that they would be seeking the disbarment of Sidney Powell and the three Michigan attorneys who joined her in bringing lawsuits based on conspiracy theories alleging unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud in the state.

(Flip to the next page to read the complaint against Sidney Powell in full. Here’s a little teaser: “[A]n attorney who abuses the court system places in peril the very administration of justice that we cherish and depend on. Texas attorney Sidney Powell (16209700) is such an attorney. She did not just tiptoe near a precarious ethical line—she outright crossed it. … Ms. Powell is unfit to practice law and should be disbarred.”)


Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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