Revealed: Trump reviewed draft order that authorized voting machines to be seized

[L. Coyote]

Source: theguardian.com

Then president, during contentious December 2020 meeting, also agreed to appoint Sidney Powell as special counsel to investigate fraud

Weeks after the 2020 election, Donald Trump reviewed a draft executive order that authorized the national guard to seize voting machines and verbally agreed to appoint Sidney Powell, a campaign lawyer and conspiracy theorist, as special counsel to investigate election fraud.

The two previously unreported actions of the former president – which is certain to interest the House select committee investigating the Capitol attack and Trump’s efforts to overturn his defeat – came during a contentious White House meeting on 18 December 2020.

Trump never followed through with issuing a formal executive order authorizing the seizure of voting machines or appointing a special counsel. But four sources with detailed knowledge of what transpired during the 18 December meeting described to the Guardian how close he came to doing so.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/04/trump-draft-order-voting-machines-white-house-meeting

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[Mr. Ected]

1. All roads lead back to Trump

He is the hub at the end of every spoke of this seditious insurrection.

Frankly, I think the Founders would have hanged each and every one of them. But hey, that's just me.

[L. Coyote]

3. Musket balls.

No kidding, they would have been lined up and executed. This is what we are being threatened with, ironically.

[ancianita]

2. Danny Goldman was just discussing details of Flynn's use of the military on Nicolle Wallace's show.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Field Marshall Flynn

[turbinetree]

5. Hello DOJ.....

[Evolve Dammit]

6. How close he was, and it's not over. Be a good time for indictments??

[L. Coyote]

7. "If you elect me, I'll become dictator for life" seeems to be his message now.

[Evolve Dammit]

8. Malcom Nanace just called it to an insurgency at this point

[riversedge]

9. The Fact that Trump did NOT immedicately Shut Down the draft order to seize voting machines

speaks volumes. It means Trump was considering to order to seize the machines!!

[Bengus81]

10. Yep...that close to the end of democracy in the United States

[LiberalFighter]

11. It would seemed that Powell should be investigated.

Attempting or accessing resources without national security clearance.

[Cha]

12. Of course he did.. Rt TY!