Kyle Cheney
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Senior legal affairs reporter for @POLITICO with a focus on 1/6 aftermath. Tips: [email protected] NY ➡️ BOS ➡️ DC
10-03-2009 10:42:36
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Thanks to Betsy Woodruff Swan we now know there was a draft executive order on DEC. 16 to do this. Read it here: politico.com/f/?id=0000017e…
Betsy Woodruff Swan Bernie Kerik also revealed there was a Dec. 17 letter titled:
“DRAFT LETTER FROM POTUS TO SEIZE EVIDENCE IN THE INTEREST OF NATIONAL SECURITY FOR THE 2020 ELECTIONS.”
politico.com/news/2021/12/3…
Betsy Woodruff Swan And on Dec. 18, Trump met in the Oval Office with Sidney Powell, Mike Flynn and others, where they discussed seizing election equpiment and naming Powell some kind of roving election fraud special counsel.
politico.com/news/2020/12/1…
Betsy Woodruff Swan The Executive Order draft itself is a blueprint for the Jan. 6 committee to help prevent a similar effort in the future.
It cites supposed autorities Trump was relying on to seize equipment. The panel is likely to recommend changes in this area.
Betsy Woodruff Swan MORE: In case there was any question about who was going to be special counsel (Trump had eyed Sidney Powell, though he ultimately opted against this plan)
Betsy Woodruff Swan It's hard to overstate what a historic document this is. Ultimately, it was never implemented, but someone authored it, and there's lots of evidence it this was seriously considered by Trump and the people with whom he kept counsel, even after Jan. 6.
politico.com/f/?id=0000017e…