Attorney Sidney Powell has joined the legal effort to release individuals who are presently in federal incarceration in relation to the January 6, 2021 protest at the U.S. Capitol.
Powell is best known for defending retired lieutenant general Michael Flynn in United States v. Flynn and for participating in 2020 election lawsuits propelled by her claims that mass voter fraud occurred by means of the Dominion and Smartmatic voting machines.
Powell’s role in the effort for the January 6 detainees, whom many have described as “political prisoners,” was announced by conservative radio host Pete Santilli on his show Thursday evening.
The high-profile addition to the legal team was also touted on Steve Bannon’s War Room program by Cynthia Hughes, one of the attorneys supporting the detainees.
“Sidney Powell — she is on board. She is really, really, really gonna get behind this,” Hughes told Bannon on Friday.
Late last week, one of the prisoners, online personality and Proud Boys member Joe Biggs, penned a letter of the conditions he and the other detainees face. The letter was shared by Biggs’ close associates and others.
The letter read:
Today is my 3 month anniversary being locked up. Not allowed to work out. My body feels as of it’s aged so much. Can hardly move. Walking has become very difficult. I sleep on a piece of steel welded to a wall with a thin mattress. I now have major lower back issues and shoulder pain from the “bed”.
I’ve gotten maybe 10hrs outside all together since being here. I get to go outside maybe 3 times a month. The food here is all soy based. So its weakening our bodies. Hardly any protein. Mostly processed foods and some kind of gelatin dog food looking stuff. No privacy allowed when shitting allowed. You have to be in view of everyone. Each cell has a shelf. You are not allowed to use it. Nothing can be placed on it. Lights go out at 11:45 pm and back on @ 4am for “breakfast”. Luckily the showers are only one person allowed at a time. Every cell has a Small window that has been sand blasted so you can never see outside.
Breaking any rules can result In losing ability to talk to family or a trip the hole for a few weeks where you are stripped naked a left in a bright freezing room. I have anxiety bad now. Panic attacks so bad I black out.
There are actual white supremacist gang members here who hate the fact the media call proud boys white supremacist. They tested me on what it means to be one of them and I failed miserably. Good. I have a mixed baby so that automatically keeps me away from that gang life! I live amongst actual racial supremacist groups and they all say Im too nice and nothing like the media makes me out to be.
The black guys in here say if I’m any kind of representative for the PB’s then they like us and wanna be in our group. Its funny all these bad people shunned by society have taken the time to see me for me and the media won’t even try. I tend to stay to myself alone in my cell. Reading the bible and other Christian books. The plus side to this God was able to get ahold of me in this place.
In the end I just pray people see the truth. I had nothing to do with that day. I never planned what happened. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Biggs signed the letter, “Joe Biggs political prisoner aka inmate 202100002744.”
One of Biggs’ fellow Proud Boys, who shared the letter with TNA, gave his opinion on the matter:
“U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Joe Biggs is a two-time Purple Heart recipient and war hero who served honorably in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He didn’t assault anyone or destroy/vandalize property at the capital. He simply walked in, took a few selfies, used the restroom, and walked out. He was there that day to chronicle the event and peaceably protest what millions of Americans believe was a stolen Presidential election.”
