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Laelth

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7. He was talked out of it.

Reply to Budi (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 6, 2021, 04:25 PM

Feb 2021

The 9th installment of Axios’ “Off the Rails” series describes the 6-hour-long White House meeting in which Ciplione, Herschmann, Meadows, and Giuliani talked the President down from declaring martial law, the object of an unscheduled meeting on December 18, 2020 between Trump and Powell, Flynn, Byrne, and Newman.

In the end, Trump opted NOT to declare martial law, but we came very close to it on December 18, 2020.

-Laelth

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Mike Flynn, who swore an oath to QAnon, almost convinced the president to impose martial law [View all] Nevilledog Feb 2021 OP

martial law wouldn't have changed anything. There are things he could have done, but overthrow the Thekaspervote Feb 2021 #1

But this would have been really bad if they tried. Nevilledog Feb 2021 #3

Oh no doubt!! Thekaspervote Feb 2021 #14

I am honestly surprised he didn't impose martial law. Budi Feb 2021 #2

I have also wondered that too Sanity Claws Feb 2021 #4

I'm sure as I can be that martial law was never an option. dchill Feb 2021 #6

Why would you say that? How can you be so certain? Laelth Feb 2021 #9

He could have declared it, but then the military would have... dchill Feb 2021 #10

I think this is the only reason Trump did not try TheRealNorth Feb 2021 #15

He was talked out of it. Laelth Feb 2021 #7

Oh yes! Now I recall reading about that intervention.. Budi Feb 2021 #11

Maybe there was a limit Turbineguy Feb 2021 #13

I think he didn't because he knew the military would not support him. LakeArenal Feb 2021 #16

Did he want to be canetoad Feb 2021 #5

Another reason to never, ever, let trump be president again, ever. One that has so little disregard SWBTATTReg Feb 2021 #8

Trump was too scared to try *anything* because nobody was loyal to him Baked Potato Feb 2021 #12