Prediction: Sidney Powell won't be cooperating against Trump
(technofog.substack.com)
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Sidney and Rudy Guliani were both representing Trump. If they fall on the sword, can't Trump use as a defense, he was being represented by ineffective legal representatives?
"Ineffective assistance of counsel is a claim asserted by a criminal defendant that his or her defense attorney failed to perform in a reasonably competent manner. This violates the right to effective counsel (and thus a fair trial) as guaranteed by
the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. A successful claim of ineffective assistance of counsel can be the grounds to
overturn a conviction and/or vacate a sentence."
https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/defense/appeals/grounds-for-appeal/ineffective-assistance-of-counsel/#:~:text=Ineffective%20assistance%20of%20counsel%20is%20a%20claim%20asserted,by%20the%20Sixth%20Amendment%20to%20the%20U.S.%20Constitution.
I don’t think Trump ever hired Sidney Powell to represent him.
You could be right. It's hard to say, it has been so long ago.
I did a quick search for, "was sideny powell representing Trump" and found several article saying she is his former attorney. They were all mainstream media sites so though, I wouldn't trust anything they said. They could be calling her "Trump former attorney" just so they can associate the two.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/19/sidney-powell-guilty-plea-trump-georgia-elections
My understanding of the background of this was Rudy Giuliani was the campaign's lawyer. Sidney Powell was announced and appeared as part of the team for like a week, but Rudy and her didn't get along. So she soon wasn't officially part of the team