.MaddowBlog: Levity aside, Marjorie Taylor Green's text to Meadows was incredibly serious.
her own actions, even when asked whether she urged Donald Trump to invoke martial law in order to claim illegitimate power.Nevertheless, it was of interest why the right-wing congresswoman was even asked such a question in the first place. The explanation came into sharper focus yesterday.
Regardless, the texts offer a striking behind-the-scenes look at the scope of the Republican scheming between Election Day 2020 and Trump’s departure from the White House.On Jan. 17, 2021, the new GOP lawmaker texted the then-White House chief of staff to let him know what she was thinking and hearing from her Republican colleagues on Capitol Hill.
“gazpacho” and “Gestapo,” referring to martial law as “Marshall law.” It’s easy to understand why folks would have a little fun with this: If a member of Congress is going to talk to the White House about overthrowing the government, the least she can do is reference a dictionary first. The right-wing Georgian didn’t send this text during the Jan. 6 crisis, when emotions were running high, or even in the immediate aftermath of Election Day, when Republicans were incredulous about the results that were entirely in line with mainstream expectations. Rather, she sent it 11 days after Jan. 6, as Trump prepared to exit the office.
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