Sidney Powell filed false incorporation papers for non-profit, grand jury finds

Trump's lawyer falsely claimed two men as fellow directors of Defending the Republic in an apparent effort to attract donors

A federal grand jury investigating Donald Trump's former attorney Sidney Powell has uncovered evidence that Powell filed false incorporation papers with the state of Texas for a non-profit she heads, Defending the Republic, according to sources close to the investigation.

In the incorporation papers, Powell - who filed lawsuits across the US questioning the 2020 election result which Trump lost to Joe Biden - listed two men who she said served with her on the organization's board of directors, even though neither one of them gave Powell permission to do so.