Thread by @Monaheart1229

Surprise!
Per WaPo:
Sidney Powell is under federal investigation
A September grand jury subpoena sought records dating back to 11/20
This fed'l prosecutor is also handling J6 matters & Bannon's charges
Thread:
washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/…

2/"Federal prosecutors have demanded the financial records of multiple fundraising organizations launched by attorney Sidney Powell after the 2020 election as part of a criminal investigation, according to a subpoena reviewed by The Washington Post.

3/"The grand jury subpoena, issued in September by the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Columbia, sought communications and other records related to fundraising and accounting by groups including Defending the Republic,

4/"a Texas-based organization claiming 501(c) 4 nonprofit status, and a PAC by the same name, according to the documents and a person familiar with the investigation who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share details of the probe.

5/"As part of the investigation, which has not been previously reported, prosecutors are seeking records going back to Nov. 1, 2020.

6/"The subpoena reviewed by The Post was signed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Molly Gaston, who is also handling politically charged matters related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol,

7/"including contempt of Congress charges brought against former Trump adviser Stephen K. Bannon for refusing to testify in front of the House committee investigating the pro-Trump riot.

8/"In an email, an attorney for Defending the Republic said, “We have always known the more effective we are, the more the false attacks will intensify. Defending the Republic has and will continue to fight for #WeThePeople who make this country work.”

9/"'Defending the Republic and the PAC will not be diverted from their missions by lies, innuendo and other distractions,' added the attorney, Howard Kleinhendler. “We believe in the law, the Rule of Law, and we intend to follow it and work to reinstate and preserve it.”

10/".. The federal investigation highlights the intensifying legal quandaries facing Trump-allied attorneys and other figures who promoted false claims that the election was rigged.

11/"Earlier this year, Defending the Republic was fined by Florida authorities and named in a federal defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems, the Denver-based company portrayed by Powell as part of a plot to steal the 2020 election. .." ~excerpts WaPo