Lawyer Sidney Powell for a second time defeated a Texas bar effort to discipline her for trying to change the results of the 2020 presidential election.
None of the misdemeanors for which Powell pleaded guilty in Georgia in 2023 meet the definition of a serious crime under Texas law, chair Bud Kirkendall of the state’s Board of Disciplinary Appeals said Friday. That means Powell isn’t subject to compulsory discipline in Texas, the board decided.
The decision came at the end of a morning hearing in Austin.
Celebrating the victory outside of the courtroom, Powell said the bar’s disciplinary attempt “is ...
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