{"id":107761,"date":"2025-02-05T16:03:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T00:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/02\/05\/kraken-lawyer-slips-out-of-discipline-for-election-2020-interference\/"},"modified":"2025-02-05T16:03:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T00:03:07","slug":"kraken-lawyer-slips-out-of-discipline-for-election-2020-interference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/02\/05\/kraken-lawyer-slips-out-of-discipline-for-election-2020-interference\/","title":{"rendered":"Kraken Lawyer Slips Out Of Discipline For Election 2020 Interference"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The MAGA-world \u201cKraken\u201d lawyer Sidney Powell<\/a> will not face any discipline from the Texas Board of Disciplinary Appeals. Yes, she pleaded guilty to to\u00a0six misdemeanor counts<\/a>\u00a0of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with performance of election duties. But the Texas Board of Disciplinary Appeals confirmed they dismissed the motion for compulsory discipline brought by the state\u2019s Commission for Lawyer Discipline in June, after Powell\u2019s guilty plea.<\/p>\n

The compulsory discipline action happens when a member of the bar has been convicted, pleads no contest or has been put on probation for a \u201cserious or intentional crime.\u201d As reported by<\/a> Law 360:<\/p>\n

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The commission argued in its June petition that Powell\u2019s offenses qualified as both intentional and serious crimes under the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure. Under the rules, intentional crimes include any serious crime that requires \u201cproof of knowledge or intent,\u201d while serious crimes include barratry, misdemeanor theft or embezzlement, and \u201cany felony involving moral turpitude.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

But Powell\u2019s team pointed to the fact that, according to the plea agreement, the misdemeanor counts \u201care not crimes of moral turpitude.\u201d Something Above the Law\u2019s own Liz Dye pointed to back in 2023<\/a> as Powell\u2019s get-out-of-sanctions card.<\/p>\n

Powell\u2019s attorney,\u00a0Robert H. Holmes, said of the dismissal, \u201chopefully the lawfare of the\u00a0Texas Bar\u00a0against Ms. Powell has ended.\u201d\u00a0Which, seems like aggressive posturing given the varied<\/a> legal issues <\/a>his client has found herself in. But also exactly on-brand for the Trump II reign.<\/p>\n

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\"KathrynKathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her<\/a> with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Mastodon @Kathryn1@mastodon.social.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Kraken Lawyer Slips Out Of Discipline For Election 2020 Interference<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The MAGA-world \u201cKraken\u201d lawyer Sidney Powell<\/a> will not face any discipline from the Texas Board of Disciplinary Appeals. Yes, she pleaded guilty to to\u00a0six misdemeanor counts<\/a>\u00a0of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with performance of election duties. But the Texas Board of Disciplinary Appeals confirmed they dismissed the motion for compulsory discipline brought by the state\u2019s Commission for Lawyer Discipline in June, after Powell\u2019s guilty plea.<\/p>\n

The compulsory discipline action happens when a member of the bar has been convicted, pleads no contest or has been put on probation for a \u201cserious or intentional crime.\u201d As reported by<\/a> Law 360:<\/p>\n

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The commission argued in its June petition that Powell\u2019s offenses qualified as both intentional and serious crimes under the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure. Under the rules, intentional crimes include any serious crime that requires \u201cproof of knowledge or intent,\u201d while serious crimes include barratry, misdemeanor theft or embezzlement, and \u201cany felony involving moral turpitude.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

But Powell\u2019s team pointed to the fact that, according to the plea agreement, the misdemeanor counts \u201care not crimes of moral turpitude.\u201d Something Above the Law\u2019s own Liz Dye pointed to back in 2023<\/a> as Powell\u2019s get-out-of-sanctions card.<\/p>\n

Powell\u2019s attorney,\u00a0Robert H. Holmes, said of the dismissal, \u201chopefully the lawfare of the\u00a0Texas Bar\u00a0against Ms. Powell has ended.\u201d\u00a0Which, seems like aggressive posturing given the varied<\/a> legal issues <\/a>his client has found herself in. But also exactly on-brand for the Trump II reign.<\/p>\n

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\"KathrynKathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her<\/a> with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Mastodon @[email\u00a0protected].<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The MAGA-world \u201cKraken\u201d lawyer Sidney Powell will not face any discipline from the Texas Board of Disciplinary Appeals. Yes, she pleaded guilty to to\u00a0six misdemeanor counts\u00a0of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with performance of election duties. But the Texas Board of Disciplinary Appeals confirmed they dismissed the motion for compulsory discipline brought by the state\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-above_the_law"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107761\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}