A judge in Michigan grilled lawyers on thin election fraud claims in a hearing over whether the Trump-supporting lawyers should be penalized — and possibly lose their law licenses — after their lawsuit to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Much of the six-hour hearing hinged on Judge Linda Parker's line-by-line questioning about broad claims the lawyers had made alleging fraud and about sworn statements they had submitted to court from supposed witnesses speculating about ballot malfeasance, sometimes based on second- and third-hand chatter.
"This is pure speculation. All right, moving on," the judge responded.Powell, one of the most well-known attorneys in the bunch, spoke little. When she did speak at length at the end of the proceeding, she said she took full responsibility for the filings in the case and felt a duty to the country to file 2020 election fraud lawsuits.Messaging vs.
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