Former federal prosecutor Sidney Powell turned into a laughingstock as she pushed Qanon and election fraud conspiracies for Donald Trump, who is apparently not showing any loyalty to his former attorney.
"The 'Kraken' queen long ago removed herself from acceptability among the more respectable GOP circles with a constant stream of bizarre election conspiracy theories. But knowledgeable sources tell The Daily Beast that the places she's unwelcome now include Trump properties, where advisers look to keep the former president away from her," The Daily Beast reported Friday evening.
"Her unrelenting antics have put her on an informal list of people to intercept should they ever appear, or if they even just try to call the 45th U.S. president," The Beast explained.
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The report comes as Powell faces legal sanctions in Michigan that could include disbarment.
"Two lawyers who currently work for Trump or in the former president's inner orbit say they want absolutely nothing to do with her and have cautioned others in MAGAland to do the same. One said they'd recently deleted her phone number," The Beast reported. "Two other people familiar with the matter said that ever since he left office in January, certain advisers and longtime associates to Trump have kept an informal shortlist of people who they should look out for, including at Trump's private clubs or offices in Florida, New Jersey, and New York."
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