So yes, she is arguing that no reasonable person would believe that these were factual statements. And at the same time, she is arguing that she did actually believe the things that she was saying
It's crazy.
She argued that she believed it but that people wouldn't believe it until it went through the judicial process. What exactly is "crazy" about this statement?
Watch the video and see how he lays out all sides of it. I'm not saying he's right, but he approaches it from a lawyerly point of view as he is a lawyer and you and I are not.
I think the crazy part of it is exactly the quote you referenced. "Crazy" might be a bit of hyperbole, but it is really quite interesting to argue reasonable people wouldn't believe all of her statements as facts, yet she herself believes they are facts. In essence, she is not a reasonable person according to herself. Which, well, seems kind of a weird contradiction.
As he points out, ethically, lawyers are not allowed to argue before a judge and make shit up. So she was presenting what she believed to be facts. That could be a trouble spot. Perhaps not so much for the defamation part, but for the other cases pending against her regarding bar sanctions and such. Like he said, Judges hate to sanction lawyers, but this could be problematic.
In any case, this will cost her a fortune, not the 1.3 billion, but it seems the plaintiff has no interest in settling. So they will draw this thing out till the bitter end. And it also seems that her defense has no interest in presenting whatever "facts" she has claimed to have and is solely relying on the 1st amendment/politcal speech/opinion argument. Which is interesting unto itself. Because she could just present all of her "evidence" and say, "See? All factual..." But we all know, even Tucker Carlson knows, she never had any viable facts to present.
Tucker Carlson: Time for Sidney Powell to show us her evidence
We asked the Trump campaign attorney for proof of her bombshell claims. She gave us nothinghttps://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-rudy-giuliani-sidney-powell-election-fraud