'Kraken' Sanctions Hearing: Lin Wood Blames Sidney Powell In Attempt To Evade Punishment

[brooklynite]

Source: Forbes

During a hearing Monday over the sanctions request, Wood and attorney Emily Newman emphasized to the court they did not play a role in the lawsuit, with Newman’s attorney saying she had only spent five hours of work on the case and Wood telling the judge: “I didn’t do anything with respect to this lawsuit.”

Wood claimed he did not know his name was being put on the lawsuit and said he had only told Powell more broadly “if she needed my help I would help her from a trial lawyer standpoint” in any of her post-election lawsuits, but did not know about the Michigan lawsuit until after it was filed.

Powell disputed Wood’s account, saying she “did specifically ask Mr. Wood for his permission,” though she acknowledged there may have been a “misunderstanding.”

City of Detroit attorney David Fink called Wood’s assertions “blatantly false” and pointed out he had served Wood in December with an opportunity to withdraw from the case and Wood had bragged about his involvement on social media.

Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2021/07/12/kraken-sanctions-hearing-lin-wood-blames-sidney-powell-in-attempt-to-evade-punishment-as-judge-expresses-skepticism

[Walleye]

1. Ah December, the glory days for the Kraken crew

How quickly they fall from grace in trumpworld

[IronLionZion]

2. We've passed several dates where Trump would magically be president again

Maybe Q has been lying to these people and the kraken is just fantasy

[Escurumbele]

10. What are you saying??? Q has been lying to these people? I don't believe it...

[IronLionZion]

13. If we can't trust Q

then we can't trust anyone any more

[ace3csusm]

20. You think ...

The kraken (/ˈkrɑːkən/)[1] is a legendary sea monster of gigantic size and cephalopod-like appearance in Scandinavian FOLKLORE.

[IronLionZion]

21. These people have no shame apparently

They believe in fantasies and cling to them

[samnsara]

23. actually its the name of the new Seattle Ice Hockey team!

[IronLionZion]

27. That's proof the Kraken are real!

[ZonkerHarris]

3. Lesson: There is no honor among thieves.

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. So Wood is now acting like a sane person, since he's in court with his livelihood at stake?

It shows how much of the money to be made from the Republican base is in skirting insanity, that he'll turn it on for them, but can return to the real world when the audience is a judge.

[Justice matters.]

5. Wood is just a liar until he gets caught in his lies, then lies again, in attempts to save his skin.

He's a Republican for short.

[maxsolomon]

6. Will Shit actually hit a fan?

It would be a 1st.

[getagrip_already]

18. If the judges demeaner and questions were any indication........

They are going to end up as calamari.


She asked very pointed questions about parts of the suit: did any lawyer review this, and did you ask any questions. The answer was either no or we didn't have to. She wasn't pleased.

Lin wood is trying to weasle out, but she didn't show her hand, just gave him the opportunity to submit a brief.

All briefs are due in 2 weeks. She limited them to either 10 or 25 pages. She indicated she would allow a brief response to briefs from all sides.

She isn't allowing this to drag on. Probably 2 weeks for briefs, a week for response, and then her ruling.

My guess it will brutal. But, I'm not a lawyer or any kind of legal scholar. But if I were the subject of her questions and responses, I'd be looking for my next line of work.

[asiliveandbreathe]

22. OMG - calamari..

[Dr. Strange]

29. Is there video or transcript of the hearing?

I need to pump this directly into my veins.

[getagrip_already]

30. I don't know. It was streamed live on redit and youtube though......

So maybe its up there somewhere.

[WinstonSmith4740]

7. We are definitely going to need a new smilie.

Considering how often the tern "thrown under the bus" is about be used, it certainly needs it's own shortcut.

[Escurumbele]

12. Great idea, you have my vote.

On a previous post I was looking for one that would show exactly that...

Yes, a little sad smiley being run by a bus...any graphic designers around?

[Nittersing]

24. Maybe somebody can resize this for you...

[WinstonSmith4740]

28. Perfect! That would work!

However, I just retired from teaching last month, so I'm no longer within reach of a handy 15 year old. Hope someone here picks it up.

[Mr.Bill]

8. Their testimony, even under oath

is absolutely meaningless. It would be perfectly just for any judge to consider everything they say is a lie. They have built this reputation themselves and now they should live with it. I wouldn't believe Lin Wood or Sydney Powell if they told me today was Monday.

[ananda]

9. That struck my funny bone, they're both so crazy!

[Escurumbele]

11. They are playing bumper buses, trying to throw each other under the bus.

Delightful...I hope the judge doesn't buy any of it, there are plenty of videos out there showing the two crazy plaintiffs.

[brooklynite]

14. Lin Wood is going down with the ship...

Link to tweet

[getagrip_already]

19. he really is just that stupid...... n/t

[jmowreader]

15. Well, they DID unleash the Kraken

Problem is, he decided Trump would make a much better meal. Biden is kind of a bony fella.

[spudspud]

16. Hope the judge gives an extra sanction to Woods for obviously lying. /nt

[nolabear]

25. BWAH!

Not that I've ever been in one of those establishments but I have a fascination for Storyville and the "professors" who were the progenitors of jazz in New Orleans.

[nolabear]

26. Damn I wish they'd left the Kraken out of this. Seattle's about to have a hockey team by that name.

[MissMillie]

31. Yeah, he's a fair weather "friend"

During the hearing he blamed her for the stuff the judge said was "bad faith" and then he turned around and posted her closing statement on Instagram (illegally).