Um she was at the nearly 2-hour press conference w Giuliani and Trump mentioned her in a tweet. Hard to put the toothpaste back etc
Apparently there was a big fight among the “elite strike force” members yesterday, per people briefed. One Trump aide said, “One down, two to go.”
Someone raises a question - is Powell bound by privilege now that the campaign has said she isn't a lawyer for the president?
The president was not pleased by the loss in the PA suit, per people familiar with what took place. Powell was easiest to vote off the island, especially as the president was getting complaints about her from a number of people.
“She was too conspiratorial even for him,” said one Trump adviser. Other advisers note there’s little daylight between what Giuliani and Powell have been serving up.
Sources familiar with the discussions said that there became a lot of unease about what Powell and Giuliani have been saying given the two Senate runoffs, but that people see Powell's comments as more problematic. Saturday Newsmax interview brought it to a head.

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