The real message is that he just has to get his application in by November 2nd. That’s very easy to do and I have no doubt it will be done. If, however, he fails to do that, they will strike him as counsel of records. If another lawyer signed the pleading that is admitted, nothing will happen.
This is a fun moment to point and laugh, but of little import.
The first rat gets all the cheese!
So the wrongfully accused “deranged lunatic” will get unfettered access to the “soon-to-be-disbarred, actual” lunatic.
That works.
Remember that at this point, Powell is not yet a charged defendant in any Smith case. Smith is pursuing only Trump for the time being.
Powell may be able to bargain with Smith for her testimony down the line, but I’ll be surprised if Smith offers the same sort of misdemeanor deal as Powell received from the State of Georgia in exchange for it. I’m not certain, but I believe Smith could use her testimony in the Georgia case as evidence against Trump, rendering the need for Powell’s actual testimony in a federal case moot.
It depends on what Judge McAfee does now, I think. If the Trump part of the Georgia case goes ahead before Smith’s federal case and Powell testifies against Trump, that may save Smith some trouble. But I think Smith’s case against Trump will go forward before the Georgia case. Judge Chutkan seems pretty wedded to that March 4th date for commencement of Trump’s trial – especially with the way Trump has been toying with her gag order.
Smith might be willing to offer a plea bargain to Powell in exchange for her testimony, but again, I doubt he’ll be as generous as Fani Willis was.
It also depends on what Chesebro does in the Georgia case. In light of Powell’s plea, does he plead as well? If yes, then no early trial and no Powell testimony for Smith to hear and assess before his own case goes forward.
We’ll see soon enough!
The sudden decision to act rationally in her own best interests when faced with real consequences is… interesting.
Isn’t it just?
Reports are Chesebro turned down a plea deal.
Was that before or after Powell’s plea? Or is it too soon to know?
Before, if I’m reading the report right.
Something tells me he may change his mind.
He’s on the hook for multiple felonies, so any deal he cuts would have to be explosive. I think he’s going to try to tough it out.
You could be right.
As one judge I worked for used to say, “Thank god for the dumb ones! Else we’d all be out of business.”
Perhaps, if he thinks her testimony would be worth the effort, Jack Smith could inform Powell’s attorneys that he’s contemplating moving her from unindicted co-conspirator to charged defendant, and would they like to discuss cooperation?
That is certainly the question! Which is why I think he’d like to hear how she testifies before he would make such an offer.
Honestly, I think he has so much, he doesn’t really need her testimony. She’s such a wingnut, he may well wish to avoid using her at all in his case.
Yes, she’s not exactly the most credible person, is she?
I wonder if she’s given any depositions that might provide him with a sense of what if anything she could provide that would be useful.
I am sure there are discussions that are occurring behind the scenes, and those are giving him a pretty good preview of what her testimony might be like.
Nevertheless, there’s nothing like being able to watch someone while they’re actually doing the thing you’re contemplating using them for. I’m sure you’re right – he will have scraped up transcripts of any depositions, or maybe even courtroom proceedings, in which she’s previously participated just to get a sense of how she conducts herself.
And these days a lot of depositions are videotaped, so he could have that kind of preview of coming attractions to study.
LOL, I’ll bet he watched all those at least a year ago. 
The looks on Trumps face alone would be worth her testifying. At some point Trumps blood pressure medication is going to reach its limits.
I’d never be able to get past when she shotguns the Diet Dr Pepper. Maybe do a supercut on a continuous loop.