General Michael Flynn says Trump should use weapons to bring back an election

Former national security adviser General Michael Flynn has doubled his calls for President Donald Trump to use the weapon to force a ‘rerun’ election in battle states – saying no such ‘unparalleled’ activity.

Flynn, who was convicted of lying to the FBI during a Russian investigation was recently fired after he was pardoned by Trump, his latest case for assault on martial law to prevent President Joe Biden from taking office in an interview with Newsmax Thursday.

‘There is no way in the world that we are going to be able to move forward as a nation. [Trump] immediately, on command, seize all of these [voting] tools, ‘Flynn said apparently referring to the conspiracy theory that voting software cast Trump’ s votes for Biden.

‘Within the swing states, if he wanted to, he could take on military capabilities, and he could put those in states and regain choice in each of those states.

‘I mean, it’s not unique. Those people out there are talking about martial law as something we never did. Military law was enacted 64 times. ‘

He said: ‘We have a constitutional process. We clearly have a constitutional process. That must be followed. ‘

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Contrary to Flynn’s suggestion, there has never been a record of martial law announced by the U.S. president to hold a new election.

Trump’s campaign has already gone a long way to contest the results of the election, which was announced for Biden on November 7th. The Electoral College confirmed the results on Monday.

Flynn has been one of the most outspoken voices in support of Trump’s claims of a landslide in recent weeks, as the campaign continues to suffer losses in several battles. legal.

He initially promoted the idea of ​​attacking martial law in a tweet on Dec. 1, which was immediately criticized by defense officers and military experts.

Bill Banks, a professor at Syracuse University who specializes in constitutional and national security law, called the idea ‘preposterous’.

‘Apart from the fact that state and now federal investigators have found no evidence of an election ball that would alter the election result, military law in the United States has no place in the absence of a complete violation of civil regulatory mechanisms, ‘Banks told Military Times.

Earlier in the week Flynn mocked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for congratulating Biden on winning after the Electoral College vote by returning a post asked ‘American compatriots’ to tell McConnell that we are on board with his “President Elect Biden”. mind. ‘

Flynn told Trump: ‘Millions & millions & millions of Patriots are standing behind you, side by side & in front of you through this hard moment in U.S. History where our true Republic is on the line. We will not fail or take power as some in the Republican Party have shown. ‘

Flynn’s latest show of support for Trump came a week after a federal judge denied the criminal case against him – two weeks after a pardon from the president ended the case effectively.

U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan made clear in his decree on Dec. 8 that he had been forced to postpone the case for amnesty.

But he also affirmed that forgiveness, by itself, did not mean Flynn was innocent. Flynn had pleaded guilty twice for lying to the FBI about his ties during the original coup with the Russian ambassador.

‘The history of the Constitution, its structure, and the Supreme Court’s explanation of the power of forgiveness make it clear that President Trump’s decision to forgive Mr. Flynn is a political decision, not a legal decision, ‘wrote Sullivan.

‘Since the law recognizes the political power of the President to grant pardon, the appropriate course is to dismiss this issue as a matter of fact.’

In his tweet announcing forgiveness the day before Thanksgiving, Trump wrote: ‘I am honored to announce that General Michael T. Flynn has pardoned him.

Congratulations to @GenFlynn and his amazing family, I know you have a truly Thanksgiving Day now! Say goodbye to General Flynn! ‘

Flynn’s family responded in a statement shared on his Twitter account, which read: ‘We are always grateful to President Trump for giving Michael back his freedom in giving out hidden mistake. ‘

Flynn was represented by lawyer Sidney Powell, who has also put forward a conspiracy theory in a series of election lawsuits involving Venezuela, Cuba, and China’s tight-knit voting machines that gave Donald votes. Trump to Joe Biden.

Trump has long supported Flynn and used his accusation to claim that the FBI was ‘betraying’ his campaign – although he returned in 2017 he shot Flynn after just weeks on the job after it emerged he did not disclose his links to the former Russian ambassador to the US to Vice President Mike Pence.