These groups believe that will take place through a civil war and look to “accelerate the chaos, accelerate the coming of the civil war.” Trump is apparently being represented by the Law Firm of Meandering & Furious, said Paul Begala, political commentator. Marjorie Taylor Greene suggested in a text message sent three days before Joe Biden was sworn in as president that some of former President Donald Trump's staunchest allies wanted to declare martial law to keep Trump in power. The results will only be legitimate if the real winner Trump takes office, regardless of what the votes say, Stone declared. It’s a concept she calls “acceleration,” in which violent extremist groups, especially White supremacists, try to overthrow of the United States government. Long-time Donald Trump confidant, and convicted felon, Roger Stone said that the president should declare martial law to seize power if he loses what Stone characterized as an already corrupt election. Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani said that if then President Donald Trump had. “When they hear that the president is actually considering this, there are violent extremist groups that look at this as a dog whistle, an excuse to go out and create … violence,” she said. Trump did not impose martial law but envisioned multiple scenarios in which federal agencies seized voting machines. “In the conspiratorial conservative base of supporting Trump, there are calls for using the Insurrection Act to declare martial law,” said Elizabeth Neumann, former assistant secretary of Homeland Security under President Trump and adviser at Defending Democracy Together, on CNN’s “Reliable Sources.” That could incite violence to bring the idea into fruition. Nevertheless, even the mention of martial law may fan the flames of many supporters clinging to the belief the election result was fraudulent. Trump dismissed reports of the martial law discussion as ‘fake news’ in a tweet Sunday, but two people familiar with the matter told CNN that the the plan was argued in the Oval Office Friday - although it remains unclear if Trump endorsed the idea. Michael Flynn, Trump’s pardoned former national security adviser, discussed the martial law plan on right-wing television network Newsmax last week and was invited to the White House Friday. But a heated Oval Office meeting Friday in which Trump heard arguments about invoking martial law to stay in office had some Trump officials sounding the alarm to the press. During an interview that was broadcast on NTP, a. With only a month remaining until President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn into office, Trump has been ramping up his efforts to remain president, while also trying to convince millions of Americans that election fraud is to blame for his presidential loss. Election attorney Lin Wood on Sunday praised the idea that President Donald Trump could declare 'martial law' in an effort to remain in office. (CNN) - A meeting President Donald Trump held to discuss overturning the election result alarmed some White House staffers - people who are used to Trump’s inflammatory and anti-democratic rhetoric.
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