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George Conway

2 Jan, 11 tweets, 4 min read

https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1345374892326268930

"Two people familiar with the matter say that in recent days, Trump has told advisers and close associates that he wants to keep fighting in court past Jan. 6 if members of Congress, as expected, end up certifying the electoral college results."

https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1345374892326268930

"'Must block Dem and [Republicans in Name Only],' one planning graphic posted on pro-Trump forum 'The Donald' read, showing a map of key streets around Congress that protesters want to obstruct. 'There’s 535 politicians and ~3500 guards.'"

https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1345374892326268930

"Protesters plan to meet in the northeast corner of the Capitol complex, where they’ll hear from a list of speakers that includes Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Trump adviser Roger Stone, and Rep-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who has supported the QAnon conspiracy theory."

https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1345374892326268930

"Trump has promoted the protest on Twitter, urging his supporters to attend.
'Be there, will be wild!' Trump tweeted on Dec. 19."

https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1345374892326268930

"Among Trump’s most devoted followers the idea that he would continue fighting on, even after the 6th, is a no-brainer."

https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1345374892326268930

"'You can’t give up,' MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, a Trump ally who has funded and spoken at several efforts to challenge the 2020 election .... 'If these people [around the president] don’t end up standing up, they are just as bad as the people who tried to commit the crime.'"

https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1345374892326268930

"For Lindell, the push to overturn the election results is not just a matter of politics but of religion as well.
'God chose Donald Trump for eight years, not four,' he said, adding that 'even if Biden is inaugurated, there’s no statute of limitations [on election theft].'"

https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1345374892326268930

"The protesters’ mood ahead of the Jan. 6 protest has turned even more desperate.
Trump diehards from across the country have organized their travel to Washington on 'The Donald' forum."

https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1345374892326268930

"One of the hottest topics on the site is how protesters can bring guns to D.C., which would count as a local crime in nearly all circumstances under Washington’s strict gun laws."

https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1345374892326268930

"Others have talked about breaking into federal buildings or committing violence against law enforcement officers who try to stop them from storming Congress."

https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1345374892326268930

"'I'm thinking it will be literal war on that day,' one popular comment posted last Wednesday read. 'Where we’ll storm offices and physically remove and even kill all the D.C. traitors and reclaim the country.'"

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