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Donald Trump floats Sidney Powell as special counsel to investigate voter fraud allegations
President Donald Trump has floated naming lawyer Sidney Powell, who was booted from his campaign’s legal team after pushing unfounded conspiracy theories, as a special counsel investigating allegations of voter fraud.
Key points:
- The Trump team cut ties with Ms Powell after a series of baseless claims about the November 3 vote
- Mr Trump has labelled as “fake news” reports his former aide Michael Flynn suggested imposing martial law
- The Associated Press reports that Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani is pushing for voter machines to be siezed
During a Friday meeting at the White House, Mr Trump went as far as discussing getting Ms Powell security clearance, according to two people familiar with the meeting, who spoke to the Associated Press news…
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