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| credit: R. Mekel, Counterpoint |
One of the more surprising piece of evidence to come out of the prosecutions of the "useful idiots" who stormed the Capitol is a written plan to occupy six Congressional offices and the Supreme Court on January 6th. A leader of the right-wing extremist group, the Proud Boys, Enrico Tarrio, received a document titled "1776 Plan" from a a source unnamed in court documents. This nine page planning document contained two prongs of action, one named "Storm the Winter Palace" called for 'filling the buildings with patriots", and the other named "Patriot Plan" provided for distribution of a list of demands in the streets that included holding a new election since the "evidence of election fraud is overwhelming". Repeating a lie does not make it true, Nazis not withstanding. Fifty people were to be recruited to enter the seven targeted buildings and stage a sit down with provision for distractions actions such as pulling fire alarms.
Tarrio and his five co-conspirators have pleaded not guilty to conspirarcy charges. Steward Rhodes. leader of the extremist Oath Keepers militia, has been charged with sedition for his violent plot to overthrow the government. So far there is no evidence that Herr Trumpillini was connected with these plotters
Another piece of written evidence does, however, lead directly into the White House. A report, apparently made to distribute to state legislators who might be influenced to create alternative slates of electors. was created by a senior member of the White House staff, Joanna Miller, who worked for Petter Navarro, trade advisor to the president. So far, Navarro has refused to comply with his subpoena for testimony and documents served on him in early February. The Supreme Court has rejected claims of executive privilege made by Trump's senior aides and advisors. Navarro told the Daily Beast, that Trump was "on board" with the coup dubbed "the Green Bay Sweep".
The report deals with claim that Dominion Voting Systems provided electronic ballot machines that were hacked to give Joe Biden more votes than Trump. According to the wild allegations, the machines used software produced by a Venezuelan company that had ties to the Venezuelan government. Navarro used the report to create his own three part report, also intended for distribution to swing state officials. It formed the basis for draft Executive Order 13848, which provided for sweeping powers against foreign election interference, including the seizure of voting machines. The alleged Venezuelan connection apparently motivated the deranged 'kraken' lawyer Sydney Powell to request she be appointed a special counsel to investigate the matter at a December 18, 2020 a the White House. To believe that the 'boss' in the Oval had no knowledge of his closest staff's activity to overthrow the election result on his behalf beggars belief.