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      Well the article does say

      “A judge agreed that she will serve about six years of probation, have to pay $2,700 in restitution and have to testify truthfully against her co-defendants.”

      So yes

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          Oh they will absolutely bring the hammer down if she doesn’t do and say everything by the book from this point forward, that’s the point of a plea deal. It gets the defendant out of (most of the) trouble, but it locks them in to testifying fully and truthfully about the case from then on. If the prosecutor/judge thinks they aren’t holding up that promise, the deal is taken away. You really do have to go full state’s evidence if you take a deal like this, and they are not playing around with the threat of piling all those felony charges - and more - right back on you if you don’t sing just the way the DOJ wants you to.

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        They all should have flipped way earlier, it’s not like he would support them or take care of them in any way. I mean, look at the lawyers he hires for himself.

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      Same kind of deal that Scott Hall took:

      As part of the deal, she will serve six years of probation, will be fined $6,000 and will have to write an apology letter to Georgia and its residents. She also agreed to testify truthfully against her co-defendants at future trials.

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        As much as I want to see the house of cards collapse, that toadies like her get off nearly Scott free is a real miscarriage of justice IMO. She should be serving actual time, and not in a white-collar-resort prison.

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          This could have been a real punishment if they made her hand sign a letter to every Georgian over voting age. That’s justice. Let her chatgpt the letter. Also make her sign every single one 5 days a week, 8 hours a day until she’s done.

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    As part of the deal, she will serve six years of probation, will be fined $6,000 and will have to write an apology letter to Georgia and its residents. She also recorded a statement for prosecutors and agreed to testify truthfully against her co-defendants at future trials.

    Hahahahahaha ReLeAsE tHe KrAcKeN Sidney! ReLeAsE tHe KrAcKeN!

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      The letter to Georgia seems kinda wild these days considering she could just have chatGPT do it.

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        Dear fellow citizens of Georgia,

        I, Sydney Powell, am writing this letter to extend my deepest apologies for my role in attempting to overturn the 2020 election results. I recognize that my actions have caused significant concern and division, and I take full responsibility for my misguided involvement.

        In addition to acknowledging my mistakes, I must also address my association with former President Donald Trump in these efforts. It has become clear to me that President Trump’s repeated false claims about the 2020 election results in Georgia and other states contributed to the confusion and distrust that surrounded the election process. I hereby cut all ties with him and distance myself from these false claims.

        I want to emphasize that the foundation of our democracy rests on the principles of fair and free elections, and it is the duty of every citizen to honor and protect these principles. My actions in the past were inconsistent with these values, and I deeply regret any harm I may have caused to our nation and its citizens.

        I apologize to the American people for any doubts and divisions my actions may have created. It is my sincere hope that we can come together as a nation, putting aside political differences and working towards a stronger, more united democracy that truly reflects the will of the people.

        I am committed to learning from this experience and ensuring that such actions are not repeated. I believe in the importance of respecting the will of the voters and the integrity of our electoral system. It is imperative that we move forward with a spirit of unity, transparency, and cooperation.

        Once again, I extend my sincerest apologies to the people of our great nation for my involvement in the 2020 election controversy. I hope that, over time, I can regain your trust and contribute to a better future for the United States.

        Sincerely,

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          Did you . . . did you just ChatGPT that shit?

          Because honestly, reading that felt like a warm and comforting buttock massage, and nothing about any of that should make my butt warm, know what I mean?

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      I became a cringe singularity when I heard her say that good lord women

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    Forget the Kraken, I think Sidney is about to release the Great Old Ones all over the remaining defendants

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      The deal would have allowed Chesebro to avoid prison time by pleading guilty to one felony count of racketeering, the top charge in the indictment, according to the sources.

      Kraken pleaded guilty to all misdemeanor crimes. That’s a huge difference.

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        As far as I understand it, Chesebro’s plea deal included sentencing under a first time offender program that would automatically expunge the conviction if he completed probation without violations.

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    The fact she didn’t plead guilty to any felony charges seems important to me.

    Did the DA agree to only misdemeanor charges in order to get her to plead? Chesebro rejected a deal of probation in exchange for a felony guilty plea.

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      I don’t think they care about this one. Her reputation is utterly destroyed, she’s broke, and no news organizations would use her as a source for anything.

      They got Trump and the rest of his merry band of assholes dead in their sights

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        She will also almost assuredly get disbarred once this all wraps up, and also… she’s old lol (within a decade of donnie). She doesn’t have a lot of time left to spend on tramp, especially if she were to catch those federal felonies.

        As you said, she’s done.

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      I hope it’s because she has some crazy ass documents that were new to the government.

      She’s so well known as a whack job that her testimony alone doesn’t mean much, unless Willis etc are chumps, Powell showed up with hard evidence.

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    There goes that speedy trial. Makes sense now that she did that to angle for a faster plea deal. Saved herself potentially dying in prison. Cheese bro really really should take the plea too https://www.ajc.com/news/judge-rejects-request-to-dismiss-charges-against-chesebro-powell/QO2F5HTS65BBHCVS7W3KU35LEE/

    If chesebro thinks that

    For example, Chesebro argued that one charge against him – conspiracy to commit impersonating a public officer – was improper because the Republican electors were, in fact, electors under federal law but never claimed to be Georgia’s certified presidential electors.

    is going to save him from a jury, he’s fucked.

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      So let me get this right. He was impersonating a certified presidential elector sent to DC to fraudulently perform the duties of a certified presidential elector, but that’s OK because he never said he was a certified presidential elector?

      “Sir, you were arrested trying to get access to the bank’s safe using an employee badge you found on the ground.”

      “Yes, but I never said that I was trying to impersonate him, therefore these charges of attempted bank robbery are invalid!”

      Is he paying an actual lawyer actual American money for this advice? Because if so, he’s getting ripped off.

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        My (divorce) lawyer constantly reminds me “this is your case, if you want to go with that we’ll go with it”. I interpret this as “don’t be a dumbass”, I guess Chesebro took it as an actual offer.

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      I think that legal theory is intended to prevent the trial from even reaching a jury. This was in a motion to get the case tossed out of state court, citing the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution.

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      Sir, I never said he was the president of the United States, I said be was president of the states. As in our larping group called The States. He really was the president!

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        Pretending they saw through her nonsense from the start

        Saying these are just misdemeanour charges so it’s all a nothingberger

        Seems like there is a major feeling like they’ve lost and have no hope of winning anything more than state politics for the foreseeable future.

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    She’s good the goods. $6000 for trying to steal an election, you don’t get off with a slap on the wrist unless you know where some bodies are buried.

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    I don’t normally think of a woman’s face as punchable, but man she’s got the most punchable looking face I’ve seen in a while.

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    Hell of a deal for trying to overturn democracy. But they want the big fat fish more.