Flynn publicly urges military deployment and a new election in battleground states

Date: 2020-12-17
Entry type: military-election-proposal
Current status: Proposal not adopted; Flynn joined the December 18 Oval Office meeting

The former national security adviser promoted an extraordinary use of armed force after Trump had pardoned him.

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Donald J. Trumpnational security adviser and clemency recipientMichael Flynn
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Flynn publicly said Trump could deploy the military to battleground states and rerun the election, invoking disputed historical precedent. The next day he joined the Oval Office confrontation over seizing voting machines and other proposals. No martial-law order or military-run election occurred. The institutional concern is the proposed use of armed state power to displace certified civilian election processes.
- United States Government Publishing Office: Final Report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States CapitolChapter 6, pages 510–523: Flynn's public proposal, December 18 participants, military discussion, and non-adoption