Powell is also believed to be one of the six co-conspirators listed in the Justice Department’s indictment of Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Though Trump is the only person charged in the indictment, the other co-conspirators, who are not yet named in the indictment, could still face charges.
What charges does Powell face in Georgia?
Powell was charged on seven counts:
Violation of the Georgia RICO act
2 counts of conspiracy to commit election fraud
Conspiracy to commit computer theft
Conspiracy to commit computer trespass
Conspiracy to commit computer invasion of privacy
Conspiracy to defraud the state
What does the Fulton County indictment allege?
District Attorney Fani Willis alleges that Powell illegally accessed and removed computer voting data from the Coffee County Board of Elections. In doing so, she “entered into an agreement” with a “Georgia-based forensic data firm” that she contracted to help access the data in the election equipment, the indictment alleges.
On Dec. 18, Trump and other alleged co-conspirators met and discussed ways to overturn the results of the election, according to the indictment. Among their alleged plans were appointing Powell special counsel and “seizing voting equipment.”
After that meeting, Powell emailed the firm, SullivanStrickler LLC, indicating that she and other unnamed co-conspirators should “receive a copy of all data” obtained by the firm from Dominion Voting Systems equipment in Michigan, according to the indictment.
She'll be looking for a Plea deal unless she wants to spend a mandatory 5 years in jail!
