The
MAGA-world
“Kraken”
lawyer
Sidney
Powell
will
not
face
any
discipline
from
the
Texas
Board
of
Disciplinary
Appeals.
Yes,
she
pleaded
guilty
to
to six
misdemeanor
counts of
conspiracy
to
commit
intentional
interference
with
performance
of
election
duties.
But
the
Texas
Board
of
Disciplinary
Appeals
confirmed
they
dismissed
the
motion
for
compulsory
discipline
brought
by
the
state’s
Commission
for
Lawyer
Discipline
in
June,
after
Powell’s
guilty
plea.
The
compulsory
discipline
action
happens
when
a
member
of
the
bar
has
been
convicted,
pleads
no
contest
or
has
been
put
on
probation
for
a
“serious
or
intentional
crime.”
As
reported
by
Law
360:
The
commission
argued
in
its
June
petition
that
Powell’s
offenses
qualified
as
both
intentional
and
serious
crimes
under
the
Texas
Rules
of
Disciplinary
Procedure.
Under
the
rules,
intentional
crimes
include
any
serious
crime
that
requires
“proof
of
knowledge
or
intent,”
while
serious
crimes
include
barratry,
misdemeanor
theft
or
embezzlement,
and
“any
felony
involving
moral
turpitude.”
But
Powell’s
team
pointed
to
the
fact
that,
according
to
the
plea
agreement,
the
misdemeanor
counts
“are
not
crimes
of
moral
turpitude.”
Something
Above
the
Law’s
own
Liz
Dye
pointed
to
back
in
2023
as
Powell’s
get-out-of-sanctions
card.
Powell’s
attorney, Robert
H.
Holmes,
said
of
the
dismissal,
“hopefully
the
lawfare
of
the Texas
Bar against
Ms.
Powell
has
ended.” Which,
seems
like
aggressive
posturing
given
the
varied
legal
issues
his
client
has
found
herself
in.
But
also
exactly
on-brand
for
the
Trump
II
reign.
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Rubino
is
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Senior
Editor
at
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