WH: GOP Rep’s “Marshall Law” Text Is “Disgusting”

“Plotting against the rule of law and to subvert the will of the people is a disgusting affront to our deepest principles as a country. We all, regardless of party, need to stand up for mainstream values and the Constitution, against dangerous, ultra MAGA conspiracy theories and violent rhetoric.” – White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates, after GOP Rep. Ralph Norman was revealed to have texted a call for “Marshall Law” to Mark Meadows.

South Carolina’s The State reports:

South Carolina U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman said his text messages to Mark Meadows calling for former President Donald Trump to invoke martial law over the 2020 election results declaring Joe Biden the winner were out of “frustration.”

“Obviously, Martial Law was never warranted,” Norman said in a statement released by his congressional office.

“That text message came from a source of frustration, on the heels of countless unanswered questions about the integrity of the 2020 election, without any way to slow down and examine those issues prior to the inauguration of the newly elected president.”

“That text message came from a source of frustration, on the heels of countless unanswered questions about the integrity of the 2020 election,” U.S. Rep. Norman, R-Rock Hill, said, in part, about his text message to Mark Meadows. https://t.co/2Lh27R1a7f

— The State Newspaper (@thestate) December 13, 2022