Retired federal Judge J. Michael Luttig is sounding the alarm ahead of November’s midterm elections, warning that the country might be “sleepwalking” into another insurrection.
“That’s exactly what I envision, which is the next Jan. 6, 2021,” the conservative legal scholar told MS NOW. “This time, however, it will be Donald Trump and Mike Johnson refusing to peacefully transfer power to the next Congress of the United States.”
Luttig said that since retaking the White House, the president has been planning a “final battle in his war against America’s democracy” by seeking to “seize control” of the country’s electoral process despite having “no power or authority whatsoever” under the Constitution.
Lutting warned that even if Democrats overcome Trump’s attacks and win in November, it will not guarantee the party will be seated as the majority in the 120th Congress on Jan. 3.
“The House Republicans could still refuse to seat even a large Democratic majority-elect under the Constitution of the United States,” he said.
While the conservative legal scholar said high turnout and an overwhelming victory for Democrats would make it “much more difficult” for Trump and Johnson to essentially pull off a “coup,” he admitted that “it would not render their effort impossible at all.”
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Allison Detzel is an editor/producer for MS NOW. She was previously a segment producer for “AYMAN” and “The Mehdi Hasan Show.”