ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election in Georgia, becoming the second defendant in the sprawling case to reach a deal with prosecutors.
Spicy! I wonder what she gave up.
It’s a very light punishment because it’s a plea deal. Basically, she’s given a slap on the wrist in exchange for both pleading guilty and for providing testimony against a bigger fish.
If the options were “Sydney Powell ends up in prison for life, but Trump walks free” or “Sydney Powell gets a slap on the wrist, but Trump ends up behind bars,” then I’ll give Sydney the wrist slap any day.
Would I rather they all go to prison? Sure, but sometimes prosecutors give the smaller fish generous plea deals in order to trap bigger fish.
Well sure, if those are the deals. What it should have been is life in prison, or 10 years in prison.