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Topline Former president and current Republican frontrunner Donald Trump denied that Sidney Powell was ever his attorney in a post on Truth Social Sunday—just days after Powell accepted a deal and pleaded guilty to criminal charges against her in Fulton County, Georgia, for helping Trump attempt to overturn the 2020 election results. Former President Donald Trump denied that attorney Sidney Powell was ever his lawyer after she … [+] accepted a plea deal in Fulton County, Georgia on charges against her for helping former Trump try to overturn the 2020 election. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger for The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post via Getty Images Key Facts In Sunday’s post to his social media site, Trump called Powell “one of millions and millions of people who thought … correctly, that the 2020 Presidential Election was RIGGED & STOLLEN [sic],” but denied that she was ever his attorney. Trump wrote that Powell “would have been conflicted” if she was his attorney as she represented General Michael Flynn, who briefly served as Trump’s National Security Adviser and pleaded guilty to lying about his contacts in Russia at the start of the Trump presidency—but was ultimately pardoned by Trump. This isn’t the first time Trump has tried to distance himself from Powell: In 2020, the Trump campaign said Powell was not on its legal team, nor a personal lawyer for Trump, despite the former president himself previously describing her as part of the team. Crucial Quote “MS. POWELL WAS NOT MY ATTORNEY, AND NEVER WAS,” Trump wrote Sunday. Key Background Powell was in headlines late last week after becoming the second of Trump’s co-defendants to take a plea deal in the Georgia case against him. She quickly became widely known in Trump world in 2020 for continuously promoting baseless claims…

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