A federal judge called the attorney's election fraud case 'a historic and profound abuse of the judicial process' intent on 'deceiving a federal court and the American people.'
, has asked a federal court to reduce the legal fees sought by the city of Detroit for contesting her bogus election fraud court cases.
The city of Detroit is seeking $182,193.75 in attorneys' fees from Powell and her team for litigating a case alleging voter fraud during Michigan's 2020 presidential elections. The fraud case was dismissed, and Powell's appeal and subsequent petition to the U.S.Now, Powell's legal representatives have asked a federal district court to reduce the city's sought-after fees to $21,964.75.
Sidney Powell, a former attorney for the re-election campaign of Republican President Donald Trump, has asked a federal court to reduce the legal fees sought by Michigan and its city Detroit for contesting her bogus election fraud court cases. In this photo, Powell speaks during a press conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, DC.
"That amount is far more than necessary to compensate the City and to deter misconduct," Powell's legal representatives wrote in their filing."Sanctions under the Court's inherent authority should be compensatory rather than punitive." Powell's attorneys further stated that the city's lawyers' billing was vague, involved multiple charges for tasks duplicated by multiple lawyers and included"communications with media" and other tasks that weren't necessary to litigate Powell's fraud case.
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