White House officials are backpedaling this morning following last weekend’s Carnival of Crackpots event hosted by President Trump in the Oval Office. Officials now deny that discussions of declaring martial law ever took place, but rather Trump spoke extensively with attorneys about imposing marital law.
“Everybody needs to just step back and take a deep breath. POTUS is not declaring martial law. With his presidency winding down, the president is a little concerned regarding the status of his marriage and the vulnerability of his assets. He’s consulting attorneys and discussing various means of using the law to protect his property in the event of the dissolution of his marriage. That’s it, folks, marital law. See, you just had a couple of letters turned around. No big deal,” said a senior White House official familiar with last weekend’s shitshow.
Still questions remain regarding reports that President Trump is considering appointing Sydney Powell to a special counsel role, and that the president takes seriously the idea of seizing swing state voting machines.
Said the official, “Look, the president had a few of his rowdy friends over Friday night and the talk got a little colorful. The president appreciates Powell’s loyalty, and would like to recognize her efforts with a ‘special’ counsel honorarium, if you see where I’m going with this. Michael Flynn and Rudy Giuliani were also there sucking up and heaping flattery on the commander-in-chief. It was really kind of sickening. Rudy was sweating black ooze from almost every pore. Nothing to see here, folks. Just the final days of a feckless and pathetic, wanna-be despot soaking up a little last minute adoration. I mean, Jesus, yesterday he lost Pat Robertson. C’mon, you know you’re adrift in a sea of Cocoa Puffs when Pat Robertson bales on you.”