Trump campaign now says lady who lied with Giuliani for 2 hours at presser not really on legal team

by Walter Einenkel

Daily Kos Staff

Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020 Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020 at 3:22:11pm PST

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 19: Rudy Giuliani points to a map as he speaks to the press about various lawsuits related to the 2020 election, inside the Republican National Committee headquarters on November 19, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump, who has not been seen publicly in several days, continues to push baseless claims about election fraud and dispute the results of the 2020 United States presidential election. Also pictured, at center, is attorney Sidney Powell. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) — Rudolph Giuliani sweats it out with fellow lawyerish person Sidney Powell, for about 2 hours.

The Trump Administration’s attempts to overthrow the government and sow confusion around the elections have been going so badly that it has been difficult to take what is a very serious attack on our democracy seriously. On Thursday the Trump legal squad of cartoon-keystone-kops, Rudolph Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and Jenna Ellis held an almost two-hour press conference that can only be called bizarre. The three legal minds all share a detachment from reality and factual information that is prized within the Trump world.

Needless to say, the whole thing was a disaster like every hot garbage thing Donald Trump and friends have ever done. Well, now, Axios and Yahoo news’ White House correspondent Hunter Walker report that the Trump administration says that Sidney Powell isn’t on Trump’s legal team. Excuse me? I guess she just got to speak for 45 minutes and hit up Fox News and OANN to spew fact free conspiracy theories on his behalf, for free?

According to the statement: “Sidney Powell is practicing law on her own. She is not a member of the Trump Legal Team. She is also not a lawyer for the President in his personal capacity.” However, the other two lawyers, Giuliani and Ellis, are on his legal team. I guess Sidney was just hanging out?

I look forward to Mayor Giuliani spearheading the legal effort to defend OUR RIGHT to FREE and FAIR ELECTIONS! Rudy Giuliani, Joseph diGenova, Victoria Toensing, Sidney Powell, and Jenna Ellis, a truly great team, added to our other wonderful lawyers and representatives!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2020

There’s always a tweet.

A public disavowal is generally not a sign that things are going well. pic.twitter.com/dK75Ix4RxP
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) November 22, 2020

But here’s the real take away.

Maybe Hugo Chavez (d. 2013) took down Sidney Powell?
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 22, 2020