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A voting machine company sued former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell on Friday, accusing her of spreading false conspiracy theories about November's election that Republican President Donald Trump lost to Democratic President-elect Joe Biden.
The Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems files lawsuit accusing her of spreading false narratives about the election that President Donald Trump lost to Joe Biden.
Dominion Voting Systems, Inc. has hit one of the Trump campaign attorneys with a massive billion-dollar lawsuit for her involvement in President Donald Trump s post-election coup.
According to Business Insider, the Toronto-based voting machine company is seeking $1.3 billion from Trump attorney Sidney Powell. In the 124-page lawsuit, filed on Friday, Jan. 8 in a Washington, D.C., federal court, Dominion s attorney argues that Powell s wild accusations contributed to the dangerous false narrative and grave misinformation that has been widely circulated about the outcome of the election.
The lawsuit also outlines how Powell s use of the right-wing media ecosystem to spread the theory. Dominion also alleges that Powell s misinformation in concert with like-minded allies and media outlets has led to Dominion employees and officials in the states where she said the election was rigged.
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By Jan Wolfe
(Reuters) - A voting machine company sued former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell on Friday, accusing her of spreading false conspiracy theories about November s election that Republican President Donald Trump lost to Democratic President-elect Joe Biden.
Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems Inc filed the case in federal court in Washington, alleging defamation and seeking $1.3 billion in damages.
Powell, a conservative activist and former federal prosecutor, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Trump campaign also did not immediately responds to an e-mail seeking comment.
In news conferences and media appearances, Powell falsely claimed that Dominion had rigged the U.S. presidential election, that Dominion was created in Venezuela to rig elections for that country s late president, Hugo Chavez, and that Dominion bribed Georgia officials for a no-bid contract.