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Lin Wood Will Represent Sidney Powell In Dominion Defamation Case

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BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by&nbsp;Feb 12, 2021,New!Got it!Conservative attorney L. Lin Wood will join fellow lawyer Sidney Powell’s legal team in a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems, even as the pro-Trump lawyer faces the threat of litigation for spreading baseless conspiracy theories about the company’s voting machines.for spreading a baseless conspiracy theory alleging its voting machines fraudulently flipped votes to Joe Biden.Wood said on Telegram Friday that Powell called him Thursday night and asked him to serve as her lead counsel in the case, adding, “I quickly accepted.”Powell’s attorney Howard Kleinhendler confirmed to Forbes in an email that Wood will be joining the legal team.“Sidney and I will not be intimidated,” Wood wrote, claiming he and Powell “will not go quietly into the night.”Wood frequently appeared alongside Powell after the election to push the Dominion fraud claims and was involved with her lawsuits aimed at overturning the results of the election.Dominion has to Wood warning it may bring a defamation lawsuit against him, asked social media networks to preserve his posts and singled out Wood in its lawsuit against as being particularly “determined to promote” the conspiracy theory against them (the company declined to comment on Wood’s involvement in Powell’s case).“Get ready to rumble, Dominion,” Wood wrote on Telegram. “You made a mistake suing Sidney. You are going to pay a heavy price.”Wood is facing wide-ranging consequences for spreading conspiracy theories since the election, which included outlandish claims involving former Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. He has been from an unrelated Delaware case over his conduct, and attorneys for MSNBC host Joy Reid have him to be removed as attorney in a separate defamation case. The has also confirmed it is moving forward with an inquiry into Wood’s mental health in light of his post-election behavior, which could result in his license to practice law potentially being revoked.Wood’s defense of Powell comes after he recently tried to distance himself from her post-election lawsuits in Wisconsin, Michigan and Arizona in a in the defamation case against Reid. After the MSNBC host’s attorney Wood’s appearance with Powell as co-counsel in the suits as a reason for him to be removed from her case, he noted that he was “not counsel of record” in those cases and did not try to seek privileges to argue the case in court. He did acknowledge having a larger involvement in Powell’s Georgia lawsuit.Dominion has launched a large-scale legal effort to seek damages for the right-wing conspiracy smears it has faced, suing Powell and Giuliani and vowing subsequent lawsuits that could conservative media outlets, Trump allies and potentially even former President Donald Trump himself. Powell has also been sued by Dominion competitor over similar claims waged against that company’s machines, in a $2.7 billion lawsuit that also targets Giuliani, Fox News and several of its anchors.(Forbes)(Forbes)(Forbes)(Forbes)(Forbes).&nbsp;.&nbsp;

BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by&nbsp;Feb 12, 2021,New!Got it!Conservative attorney L. Lin Wood will join fellow lawyer Sidney Powell’s legal team in a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems, even as the pro-Trump lawyer faces the threat of litigation for spreading baseless conspiracy theories about the company’s voting machines.for spreading a baseless conspiracy theory alleging its voting machines fraudulently flipped votes to Joe Biden.Wood said on Telegram Friday that Powell called him Thursday night and asked him to serve as her lead counsel...

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