“Meadows and Cipollone strenuously and repeatedly objected to these suggestions, saying there was no constitutional basis, according to the people briefed,” she said.
“One person floated an executive order to seize the voting machines. That was also shot down by Cipollone, per the people briefed,” Haberman said. “Adding to the story but two people briefed said Flynn was there as well for this meeting.”
It was then that the idea of the military being used was brought into the conversation.
“During the meeting, the president asked about Flynn’s suggestion of deploying the military, those briefed said. That was also shot down,” she said. “POTUS asked about possibility of Powell being given security clearances to pursue her theories, per people briefed on the meeting.”
“In the president’s mind, “special counsel” is what DoJ made happen with Mueller, but what was being discussed was Powell working inside the White House – and Trump came very close to hiring her, per multiple people briefed,” she said.
