Former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell enters not guilty plea in Georgia election interference case

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Lawyers for Powell and Trevian Kutti entered pleas of not guilty and waived formal arraignments in court filings Tuesday.

and another defendant on Tuesday entered a not guilty plea in the Georgia election interference case, according to court filings.

A lawyer for Powell submitted a waiver of arraignment in Fulton County Superior Court informing a judge she"hereby waives formal arraignment and enters a plea of NOT GUILTY to each and every charge in the Indictment." Powell, who acted as one of Trump's lawyers after his election loss to Joe Biden, is charged with racketeering, conspiracy to commit election fraud, conspiracy to commit computer theft, trespass and invasion of privacy and conspiracy to defraud the state.

The computer-related charges are tied to an effort to improperly access voting machines in rural Coffee County, prosecutors alleged.in the sprawling case brought earlier this month by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Kutti is the former publicist for Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West. She's charged with racketeering and conspiracy for allegedly being part of a pressure campaign to get Ruby Freeman, an election worker who'd been falsely accused of election fraud, to make false statements.Both Powell and Kutti have already posted bond in the case. Powell's bond was set at $100,000 and Kutti's at $75,000.

 

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