- Net worth
- Unknown
- Crimes
- fake electors, obstruction, other
- Convicted of
- Preemptive pardon for potential federal charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election; pleaded guilty in Georgia to six misdemeanor counts of conspiring to interfere with election duties
- Original sentence
- Six years' probation; $6,000 fine; $2,700 restitution (Georgia state case, October 2023)
- Time served
- N/A
Background
Sidney Powell is a former federal prosecutor who became a prominent attorney promoting false claims about the 2020 election. She began her legal career as a federal prosecutor in 1978, becoming the youngest Assistant United States Attorney in the country. After leaving federal service, she founded her own law firm in 1993 and became a prominent appellate lawyer, leading counsel in more than 500 federal appeals.
The Case
Powell was never federally charged or convicted, but she received a preemptive federal pardon from President Trump in November 2025 as part of a batch of 77 pardons for allies involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The pardon was described as "full, complete, and unconditional" but was largely symbolic since presidential pardons apply only to federal crimes and Powell had no federal convictions.
Powell became prominent for spreading unsubstantiated claims about widespread election fraud following the 2020 election. She promoted baseless conspiracy theories about a stolen election and was part of Trump's legal team attempting to overturn the results. In October 2023, she pleaded guilty in Georgia to six misdemeanor counts of conspiring to interfere with election duties. She received six years of probation, a $6,000 fine, and $2,700 in restitution. The federal pardon does not affect her Georgia state conviction.
The Pardon
On November 9, 2025, President Trump granted Powell a full pardon along with 76 other allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The pardon was issued preemptively, before any federal charges were filed. The proclamation covered conduct "relating to the advice, creation, organization, execution, submission, support, voting, activities, participation in, or advocacy for or of any slate or proposed slate of Presidential electors" in connection with the 2020 election, as well as "efforts to expose voting fraud and vulnerabilities in the 2020 Presidential Election."