Sidney Powell Must Face Smartmatic 2020 Election Defamation Suit

Feb. 10, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC

Sidney Powell lost her bid to dismiss Smartmatic USA Corp.'s lawsuit alleging that she defamed the electronic voting system company when she claimed that it played a role in robbing Donald Trump of the 2020 presidential election.

Judge Carl J. Nichols of the US District Court for the District of Columbia denied the motion to dismiss the case from Powell, President Trump’s legal ally, because she “overlooks the ...

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