Jack Smith makes damning new allegations about January 6 (includes audio of their plan) (www.motherjones.com)

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Audio of Steve Bannon explaining the plan

It says that Trump told three advisers before Election Day that, if he had an early lead in the vote count on election night due to slower counting of mail-in ballots—which were expected to favor Biden—he would “simply declare victory before all the ballots were counted and any winner was projected.”

Smith’s filing also cites audio from October 31, 2020, first revealed by Mother Jones. In it, Trump strategist Steve Bannon said that on election night, “Trump is gonna declare victory. But that doesn’t mean he’s the winner. He’s just gonna say he’s the winner.” Trump “did exactly that” on election night, the brief notes, claiming that he should have won but was a victim of voter fraud.

Smith’s brief reveals that shortly after the election, a Trump aide gave the president an “honest assessment” that his fraud claims would fail in court. “The details don’t matter,” Trump responded.

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[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 hours ago

I get a little too angry when I hear the Bannon audio, he talks about making trump a dictator. We came so close to losing it all.

[-] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 2 points 6 hours ago

We're still a whole lot closer than I would like to be.

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 hours ago

It's uncomfortable, but I think everyone in the US (and people internationally interested in US politics) need to hear it. This was Trump's plan in 2020 and is his plan again in 2024.

[-] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 4 points 9 hours ago

We still might.

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