In the footage, which Snopes obtained via McKinney’s Facebook page before it was permanently removed, he said: 9, and that video spread rapidly on YouTube and other platforms in the following days. Wade McKinney, who leads a ministry in rural eastern Texas, used Facebook Live to stream himself talking in a vehicle for roughly 22 minutes on Jan. 6, 2021, a video of a Texas pastor circulated widely online alleging that anonymous sources told him Trump would soon declare “martial law” - the temporary military takeover of civil functions such as policing and courts. President Donald Trump faced impeachment following the deadly Capitol insurrection on Jan.
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Law&Crime reached out to Chase, asking what steps she believed President Trump should take after declaring martial law and what evidence of fraud she and Powell had uncovered thus far, but we have not yet received a response.As U.S. “We cannot allow them to get away with this.Įarlier this year, Chase claimed that efforts to take down statues of Confederate soldiers were actually about “ destroying white history,” and later compared herself favorably to civil rights icon Rosa Parks. “So what am I going to do about it? I’m currently working with The Virginia Project and Sidney Powell to expose what I and others believe is extensive fraud here in Virginia,” Chase wrote.
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In many other states this would be illegal.”ĭespite listing a series of objectively legal procedures enacted by the state legislature (though Virginia law mandated that ballot drop-boxes either be “secured” or “staffed”), the Chesterfield Republican said she and Powell plan to expose widespread fraudulent activity. “The Virginia Democrat Majority repealed voter ID laws, eliminated witness signatures and allowed voters to drop off sacred ballots in unsecured ballot boxes across the state, destroying the integrity and chain of custody of our ballots. “Here in Virginia the Democrats legalized cheating at the ballot box to win- all under the guise of covid,” she posted. President Trump should declare martial law as recommended by General Flynn.”Įarlier this month Flynn also called for Trump to declare martial law and have the military oversee a new presidential election.Ĭhase, who last year said that rape victims were “ naïve and unprepared,” asserted that Democratic lawmakers “cheated” in the election by passing voting laws in Virginia that differed from “many other states.” So thankful President Trump has a backbone and refuses to concede. Fair elections we can accept but cheating to win never,” Chase wrote. We know you cheated to win and we’ll never accept these results. Amanda Chase accused Democratic lawmakers of “legalized cheating,” and said she had partnered with former Trump campaign attorney and Kraken whisperer Sidney Powell in an effort to expose “extensive fraud” in the electoral process.Īfter years of reminders from the right-complete with memes and merch-that Trump is the president, Chase declared that Joe Biden is not her president. In a Facebook post from early Tuesday morning, state Sen. Michael Flynn in advocating for President Donald Trump to declare martial law and remain in office, stating that Americans should refuse accept the results of the 2020 election.
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A Virginia state senator and Republican gubernatorial candidate joined retired and pardoned Lt.