Former Donald Trump lawyer Sidney Powell has filed her response to the defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems by using more defamation from the conspiracy theories she was spreading in the aftermath of the 2020 election.
According to the court filing documents tweeted by BuzzFeed reporter Zoe Tillman, Powell presented a whole new defense for false allegations that Dominion was part of an election-rigging scheme linked to long-dead Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez. According to Powell, "no reasonable person would conclude" those "were truly statements of fact"
Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Powell and a slew of far-right lawyers spent most of the months following the election spreading lies like the conspiracies about electronic voting equipment from Dominion.
Powell said in her defense that it's impossible to hold her liable for the conspiracy theories she spread because her "opinions and legal theories" were completely unreliable. She even went so far as to compare herself to reporters who are allowed 1A protection by citing sources that can be false.
https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/1374103466038157315/photo/1
According to a screen capture from Tillman, Powell went on to say "she disputes that her info was 'false.'"
The filling drew a flood of responses from legal experts and others who tell angry Trump supporters one thing while arguing something different in court.
See their comments below:
TFW your defense to defamation is essentially that even people snorting coke, shotgunning beers and dropping acid would know your statements weren’t meant to be taken as factual ....
— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) March 22, 2021
"No reasonable person would believe me when I say this snake oil is safe to drink. But I'll sell it to you for $50 a vial--a bargain for such a delicious and safe health tonic."
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) March 22, 2021
So, if I'm following, "no reasonable person would believe me, but you should" is the argument?
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) March 22, 2021
Powell is a disgrace who should be disbarred for her unethical conduct. https://t.co/iKq5FHyZeB
— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) March 22, 2021
This shows Sidney Powell views supporters of the former President and @GOP legislators as unreasonable, that only stupid people would have believed her election fraud statements. Problem is, many Republican legislators continue to wrongly believe the election was stolen. https://t.co/t6OcGn5eUX
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) March 22, 2021
