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NEW!3,101sharesWASHINGTON, D.C. — A former lawyer for Donald Trump who made several false claims of voter fraud in regard to the 2020 presidential election is now arguing that “no reasonable person” would have believed her conspiracy theories.Lawyers for Sidney Powell make the argument in hopes of getting a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit filed against her by Dominion Voting Systems dismissed, . Dominion filed the lawsuit in January.“Even [assuming] that each of the statements alleged in the Complaint could be proved true or false, no reasonable person would conclude that the statements were truly statements of fact,” the filing says, . Powell claimed that Dominion voting machines were rigged to switch votes for Trump to Joe Biden, his Democratic challenger, during the election. There is no evidence any vote-switching occurred in what experts have called the most secure election in U.S. history.According to CNN, Powell was sharing her “opinions” on the election and that people were free to come to their own conclusions. Powell made several public and TV appearances pushing the false claims. She lost every lawsuit she filed in making the false claims, .“Indeed, Plaintiffs themselves characterize the statements at issue as ‘wild accusations’ and ‘outlandish claims,” the filing says. “They are repeatedly labeled ‘inherently improbable’ and even ‘impossible.’ Such characterizations of the allegedly defamatory statements further support Defendants’ position that reasonable people would not accept such statements as fact but view them only as claims that await testing by the courts through the adversary process.”According to Buzzfeed, Powell’s lawyers want Dominion’s lawsuit or the case moved to Texas. They’re also arguing that Powell’s claims were “hyperbole” and should be protected by the First Amendment.But Buzzfeed reports that government filings show many people arrested during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol have cited Powell’s claims of a rigged voting system as a reason for believing the election was “stolen” from Trump.Dominion has separate lawsuits against former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and Mike Lindell, the My Pillow CEO. Conservative commentators Lou Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo, and Jeanine Pirro have been sued by election-technology company Smartmatic.Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.

NEW!3,101sharesWASHINGTON, D.C. — A former lawyer for Donald Trump who made several false claims of voter fraud in regard to the 2020 presidential election is now arguing that “no reasonable person” would have believed her conspiracy theories.Lawyers for Sidney Powell make the argument in hopes of getting a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit filed against her by Dominion Voting Systems dismissed, . Dominion filed the lawsuit in January.“Even [assuming] that each of the statements alleged in the Complaint could be proved true or false, no reasonable person would conclude that the statements...

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