General Michael Flynn Interview 2/5/2021
General Michael Flynn offers hope, ways forward and comments on the latest news of the day.
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Flynn might be lying, but it's also possible that Trump hasn't signed the insurrection act, and the military isn't in charge ... and it may not really matter.
There are many possible paths forward that we're not even aware of. I've seen several online discussions recently around PEADs, which give the President some serious extra-constitutional powers:
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/presidential-emergency-action-documents
In short, it's likely that Trump hasn't needed to invoke the insurrection act; his team has been able to do everything they need to do without it ... moreover, if the military isn't in control, it might be because Trump is still the president.
Yes, he has secret superpowers! From the Brennan Center link above:
PEADs are classified “secret,” and no PEAD has ever been declassified or leaked. Indeed, it appears that they are not even subject to congressional oversight. Although the law requires the executive branch to report even the most sensitive covert military and intelligence operations to at least some members of Congress, there is no such disclosure requirement for PEADs, and no evidence that the documents have ever been shared with relevant congressional committees.
And here's some leftist hand-wringing about Trump's PEADs from last year:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/10/opinion/trump-coronavirus-emergency-powers.html