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Trump says Biden isn’t in charge. Sidney Powell says neither was Trump.

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We don’t yet know how legally significant Sidney Powell’s testimony will be in the case against Donald Trump in Fulton County, Ga., after Powell, a lawyer he worked with to overturn the 2020 election, cut a plea deal.

But judging by her comments to prosecutors last month, it might not be terribly flattering when it comes to how well Trump wielded his enormous power.

In recent months, Trump has turned to baselessly insinuating and even outright saying President Biden isn’t really in charge at the White House. He has gone so far as to posit that Biden is actually taking his cues from former president Barack Obama.

But to hear Powell tell it, it was Trump who — at one of the most consequential times in recent presidential history — wasn’t really in charge.

Powell claimed to prosecutors in the interview — a “proffer” session that was required as part of her plea deal — that she was effectively thwarted from becoming a special counsel despite Trump’s wishes.

The reason? Because White House counsel Pat Cipollone “was running the show more than Trump was.”

 

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