Timeline of the Effort to Stop Donald Trump
by
Kyle Becker
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Kyle Becker
@kylenabecker
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Timeline of the Effort to Stop Donald Trump from Becoming President Over Jan. 6
Mar. 3, 2020 β As revealed in Time's article 'The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election,' John Podhorzer floats the narrative Donald Trump will "incite" his supporters to riot if he is not declared the winner
June 12, 2020 β A secret group of Democrats and Republicans gather to wargame out the November election. It concludes that a close election was likely to be contested. βAll of our scenarios ended in both street-level violence and political impasse,β said Rosa Brooks, a Georgetown law professor and former Defense Dept. official
Oct. 19, 2020 β The FBI unconstitutionally starts searching American citizens' communications gathered by the National Security Agency for information on suspected 'far right' extremists without a warrant
Dec. 22, 2020 β The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) hosts a multi-agency intelligence sharing teleconference on January 6. In attendance: FBI HQ, FBI Washington Field Office, U.S. Secret Service, Supreme Court Police and other D.C. area authorities
Dec. 23, 2020 β The Revised Special Event Assessment for Jan. 6 states, "The protests/rallies are expected to be similar to the previous Million MAGA rallies in November and December 2020, which drew tens of thousands of participants. It is also expected that members of the Proud Boys, Antifa, and other extremist groups will rally on January 6, 2021."
Dec. 30, 2020 β The MPD estimates that on Jan. 6 there will be approximately 23 protest groups and 25,550 protestors; the MPD shares this information with the DCNG