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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

‘Kraken’ lawyer Sidney Powell sues Verizon to shield phone records from Capitol riot committee

REUTERS

Sidney Powell, a former attorney for Donald Trump who has pursued a spurious legal bid to overturn 2020 election results, is suing Verizon to block her phone records from a congressional committee investigating the attack on the US Capitol.

Bob Holmes, representing Ms Powell, argued in US District Court filing in Texas that the phone company should be barred from sending such records to the House select committee would cause her “irreparable harm” and may violate attorney-client privilege.

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