Washington: Two days after the presidential elections were held in the US in 2020 while the votes were still being calculated, Donald Trump's eldest son texted then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows that "we have operational control" to ensure his father get a second term.
According to CNN, Donald Trump Jr texted ideas for keeping his father in power by subverting the Electoral College process. The message is one of the records obtained ideas for keeping his father in power by subverting the Electoral College process, according to the message reviewed by CNN.
The message read: "It's very simple. We have multiple paths We control them all...We have operational control Total leverage. Moral High Ground POTUS must start 2nd term now."
Ahead of this message, Trump Jr texted Meadows, "This is what we need to do please read it and please get it to everyone that needs to see it because I'm not sure we're doing it."
CNN quoted Trump Jr.'s lawyer Alan S. Futerfas as saying, "After the election, Don received numerous messages from supporters and others. Given the date, this message likely originated from someone else and was forwarded."
These messages have revealed the rumours on the closest people of former President Donald Trump exchanging views of how to overturn the election months before the January 6 insurrection. (UNI)