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US President Donald Trump's adviser urges President invoke 'martial law'
A close adviser of Donald Trump was spotted at the White House on Friday clutching a piece of paper appearing to advocate for “martial law if necessary”.
A close adviser of Donald Trump was spotted at the White House on Friday clutching a piece of paper appearing to advocate for “martial law if necessary”.
A close adviser to US President Donald Trump has been spotted at the White House clutching a piece of paper that appeared to urge the most powerful man in the world to invoke “martial law”.
Michael Lindell, the founder and CEO of MyPillow, was photographed outside the West Wing clutching a typed memo, partially concealed by a fold.
However, some of what was written on the memo was visible.
“…nsurrection Act now as a result of the assault on the… martial law if necessary upon the first hint of any…”
Also visible on the memo are the names Sidney Powell, a lawyer who worked on Mr Trump’s legal campaign to overturn the election result and, Bill Olson, a Florida Republican who lost in the November election.
A suggested transcription of the memo appears to advise Mr Trump also “Move Kash Patel to CIA Acting”. Mr Patel is currently the Acting US Secretary of Defense.
Mr Lindell is a strong ally of the President, and remained a vocal supporter in the wake of the siege at the Capitol last week, which killed five people including a Capitol police officer.
His bedding company, MyPillow, launched an online offer where buyers could receive a discount by entering the phrase “FightForTrump” at the checkout.
It comes as a stunning new report has revealed just how close rioters came to stumbling upon Vice President Mike Pence during the attack on the Capitol.
The newspaper cites three anonymous sources familiar with Mr Pence’s whereabouts during the attack.
For some important context here, watch this footage of Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman being chased towards the Senate chamber by the mob. Note the moment around 30 seconds in, when they reach a second-floor landing and Officer Goodman leads the group away from an open door.
Despite the insurrection at the Capitol last Wednesday, heroic Officer Eugene Goodman was able to lure a group of rioters directly away from the entrance to the chambers that led to the Senate floor.
His quick thinking potentially saved many lives. ðŸ‘ðŸ‘ðŸ‘
Video: @igorbobic pic.twitter.com/vVGczleuxY
— The Source Magazine (@TheSource) January 11, 2021
“Pence and his family had just ducked into a hideaway less than 100 feet (~30 metres) from that landing,” reports The Post.
“If the pro-Trump mob had arrived seconds earlier, the attackers would have been in eyesight of the Vice President as he was rushed across a reception hall into the office.”
Many of the rioters who entered the Capitol on January 6 appeared to be actively looking for Mr Pence. They were overheard calling him a traitor and saying he should be executed. Footage showed part of the mob chanting: “Hang Mike Pence!”
President Trump had repeatedly told his supporters that Mr Pence had the power to unilaterally reject the electoral college results in his role presiding over the joint session of Congress. That was false – the Vice President had no such authority – but the rioters believed he did, and labelled him a traitor for refusing to comply with the President’s demands.
In other news today, Mr Trump’s approval rating has collapsed to its lowest ever level in multiple polls, and a majority of Americans believe he should be removed from office.
https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/us-politics/donald-trumps-approval-rating-collapses-in-multiple-polls-after-capitol-riot-impeachment/live-coverage/80fcaea40b1c82be298bd61eaacb4e73