'About Half A Scaramucci': Twitter reacts to Donald Trump dumping Sidney Powell from legal team

Twitter users have reacted to the surprising news today that Donald Trump had dumped one of its top lawyers, Sidney Powell, and implied she had never been a part of his legal team, just days after she headed a press conference on the campaign lawsuits.

In a statement today, Trump's legal team said "Sidney Powell is practising law on her own", adding she is not a personal lawyer of Donald Trump.

However, the statement came just a week after Trump named Powell as one of the top members of his legal team to fight the election results.

Trump moved to distance himself from Powell today after she accused George Governor Brian Kemp, a Trump ally, of being an accomplice to electoral crimes.

Sidney Powell, lawyer to US President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters on November 19, 2020. Photo / Getty Images

Last week, at a press conference with Rudy Giuliani, Powell made headlines after claiming, without providing any evidence, that Venezuela and the late Hugo Chavez were behind the plot to steal the election from Donald Trump.

The news that Trump and Powell will no longer work together set Twitter alight this afternoon.

Anthony Scaramucci, a former White House communications director, called the situation "classic Trump". "Coerce people into lying, and then fire them for following his instructions. A death cult where everyone drinks the poison except for him," he wrote.

The Sidney Powell situation is classic Trump. Coerce people into lying, and then fire them for following his instructions. A death cult where everyone drinks the poison except for him.

— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) November 22, 2020

Senator Adam Morfeld pointed out that Powell lasted "about half a Scaramucci", alluding to the fact that Scaramucci only lasted 10 days working for Trump in the White House.

Well Sidney Powell lasted for about half a Scaramucci. pic.twitter.com/Vaz3duS4Zg

— Senator Adam Morfeld (@Adam_Morfeld) November 23, 2020

A few people joked that, much like Trump is doing, Powell should refuse to concede her role within the team.

Sidney Powell should refuse to concede her position from Trump’s legal team!!!

— William LeGate 🇺🇸 (@williamlegate) November 23, 2020

A number of people also provided the evidence that Powell had been multiple times named as a member of the Trump legal team.

Ellis said Powell was part of the team https://t.co/1ImcJWf8uH pic.twitter.com/6jKfWQAEwT

— Jack Brewster (@jbruce218) November 22, 2020

The Trump campaign says Sidney Powell, who Trump said is on there legal team, is not on their legal team.

If you’re wondering how things are going. pic.twitter.com/vFzHhTFQnx

— andrew kaczynski🤔 (@KFILE) November 22, 2020

Wow. The Trump campaign has issued a statement saying that Sidney Powell is not associated with them.

This comes after she’s been alleging some incredibly nonsensical stuff over the past week.

But...the campaign had Powell on stage at their press conference earlier this week! pic.twitter.com/bLTmGfOp4T

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) November 22, 2020

Here’s Sidney Powell having nothing to do with the Trump campaign legal team on Thursday pic.twitter.com/GgA13qBtjL

— Evan Siegfried (@evansiegfried) November 22, 2020