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Trump holds chaotic White House meeting with Powell and Flynn about seizing voting machines
On Dec. 18, 2020, President Trump holds an unplanned Oval Office meeting with outside advisers including Sidney Powell, Michael Flynn, and others. Powell urges Trump to seize voting machines and declare martial law. White House lawyers push back against the proposals. The meeting occurs hours before Trump tweets "Be there, will be wild!" about January 6.