Trump Phone Call an Attempt to Overthrow the U.S. Government

www.peoplesworld.org January 9, 2021

Trump phone call an attempt to overthrow the U.S. government

By John Wojcik

n a shocking hour-long Jan. 2 phone call that excerpts of the taped call. Trump told Raffensperger Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia declared that if he did not “find 11,780 votes” for the Trump- was “an attempt to overthrow the government Pence ticket, he was taking “a big risk.” That number of the United States,” President Donald Trump would overturn the Biden-Harris margin in Georgia Idemanded that the Georgia secretary of state recalcu- by just a single vote. late the vote in that state in his favor. Raffensperger and his office’s general counsel can In a statement, President-elect Joe Biden called the be heard on the tape rejecting Trump’s demands, phone call “an assault on American democracy.” saying that the president’s false claims are based Trump demanded that Republican Brad on debunked conspiracy theories and that Biden’s Raffensperger, the Georgia secretary of state, “find” victory in Georgia was fair and accurate. enough votes to overturn his (Trump’s) defeat and to do it “in a hurry.” The Washington Post, NBC, and this week: other major news outlets have released tapes of the call, a clearly illegal attempt by the president to trash • Trump phone call an attempt to overthrow the U.S. government democracy and fix the vote. It is behavior consistent • Communist Parties Denounce Morocco’s Attacks on Saharwi Republic with that of authoritarian dictators. • The D.C. terrorist attacks: September 11th and January 6th Trump, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, • Los agricultores de la India continúan sus demandas and several Trump lawyers were all on the illegal call • Dirty Dozen Senate sedition caucus stalling certification of 2020 election ordering that Raffensperger act quickly to overturn the vote before Tuesday, Jan. 5, the date of the read more news and opinion daily at www.peoplesworld.org Senate runoff elections in Georgia. The Secretary of State was patient with Trump’s demands, but pushed back, insisting that Joe Biden Incredibly, GOP allies from all corners are won Georgia and there was no fraud. continuing to support the president’s attempts to Trump threatened the Republican secretary of overturn the election results. state with “criminal consequences” if he refused to Peter Navarro, a top Trump adviser, said on reverse the results of the November election. NBC MSNBC that he expected Vice President Mike Pence continued all day Sunday to release additional to back the 12 GOP senators, led by Ted Cruz of

Page 1 Texas, and the 100-plus GOP members of the House history of battling organized crime, said, “The phone

who are opposing certification of the election results call is exactly what you would expect from a mob on Jan. 6. “He (Pence) can postpone this whole boss trying to enforce his rule.” In an extraordi- thing (certification) for ten days,” Navarro claimed, She called for a Justice Department investigation nary call, Trump “and Inauguration Day itself can be postponed until on a possible violation of numerous laws, including pressures Georgia a special commission audits the election results.” those against extortion and other forms of illegal secretary of state Republicans opposing congressional certification pressure on government officials. to recalculate the of the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6 say they will In the political arena, it would be entirely vote in his favor - demand the formation of such a commission. Pence, appropriate for Congress to impeach Trump— who will preside over the joint congressional session again—for this action, regardless of what sparking calls for in his role as president of the Senate, has said he will the Republican-controlled Senate would do. a second welcome the GOP challenges. Impeachment is a political act entirely in the hands impeachment. Besides Meadows, also on the phone with Trump, of the House and there have to be consequences as he made his demands, was right-wing lawyer for a president assaulting the constitution and Cleta Mitchell, who has emerged in the news for the democracy itself. first time on the issue of the election. Prior to the The phone call made to Raffensperger on Saturday call, Mitchell has had no known involvement with is more serious than the one to the Ukrainian Trump or his attempts to overturn the vote. president for which Trump was impeached last year. Trump’s tone and arm-twisting threats on the In that case, Trump was illegally trying to influence call were reminiscent of mafia boss behavior. Joyce an election; this time, he is plotting to actually Vance, former Alabama U.S. Attorney who has a overturn one. Communist Parties Denounce Morocco’s Attacks on Saharwi Republic By Emile Schepers

number of communist and workers’ to the protest. The Spanish communists remind parties from around the world have us that this action, in the waning moments of denounced the arrangement whereby Trump’s presidency, is only the latest such move the U. S. will recognize Moroccan sov- by the current U.S. administration — moves which Aereignty over the Western Sahara in exchange have included the transfer of the U.S. embassy for the Kingdom of Morocco normalizing its ties from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and the recognition of Emboldened by with Israel. When Spain decided to give up this Israeli rule over the Golan Heights and the illegal the Trump admin- colony in 1975, Morocco moved to invade it, de- settlements. “Once again President Trump, like istration, Morocco spite the expressed wishes of the people of West- Morocco, ignores and disobeys the authority of escalates attacks ern Sahara for independence. Since 1991 a cease the U. N.” and Security Council and Decoloniza- fire between Morocco and the Polisario Front has tion decisions, as well as international law. on the Western been in force. But a move in recent months by the The South African Communist Party (SACP) ex- Sahara, Africa’s Moroccan government to intensify economic expressed once more its solidarity with the people of last colony. ploitation of the part of Western Sahara is leading the Western Sahara. The SACP also called for the to the danger of a major armed clash. African Union to “reject the imperialist machina- The Communist Party of Israel, or Maki, pointed tion on our continent, and assert its democratic out that the deal also entails the U. S. selling 4 role . . . on African affairs. . . . It is clear that the advanced aerial drones to Morocco, and that it is Trump administration’s proclamation involves a violation of U.N. Security Council Resolutions. other imperialist objectives, not to mention con- The Israeli communists recalled that the Kingdom tinued colonial oppression of the people of West- of Morocco has had a long relationship with the ern Sahara, occupation of their land, exploitation Israeli government, which included Israeli help of their resources, the apartheid oppression of the in the “disappearance” of Moroccan leftist leader Palestinian people, and occupation of their land Mehdi Ben Barka in 1967. by the apartheid Israeli regime.” The Communist Party of Spain added its voice

www.peoplesworld.org Page 2 The D.C. terrorist attacks: September 11th and January 6th

By Laurent Ross been so shocked by what I saw on that channel. n Sept. 11, 2001, I was a political ap- I saw our capital city under terrorist attack for a pointee of D.C. Mayor Anthony Wil- second time. But this time the terrorists were my liams, running a $17 million scholarship fellow Americans, a group of raging idiots who have program. My office was just blocks from fallen hook, line, and sinker for their con artist pres- Othe Capitol, and I had a great view of the dome from ident’s raving lunacy of how he had won the U.S. my 10th story window. A member of my leadership presidential election. This time the ringleader was team, Ken Howard, came into my office to tell me the very President of the U. S. He gave the terrorists that a plane crashed into the World Trade Center. a pep talk before they began their march. I dismissed him, being quite busy at the moment Anyone who participated in this insurrection and thinking that I didn’t have time to worry about against the U. S., anyone who entered the Capitol Our Congress was a small private plane colliding with New York’s tall- grounds or the building itself, should be tried and est building. Little did I know how close my own imprisoned. And the first person who should be attacked by ter- life came to ending that very day. If United Airlines tried and punished is Trump. Trump’s cabinet needs rorists a second Flight 93 had not been brought down by its brave to meet and use the 25th Amendment to remove him time. But this time passengers in Shanksville, Pa., I might not have from office. We need to put this man on trial. the terrorists..., a been alive this evening, writing this missive. And let’s not forget the other domestic instigators, group of raging Ironically, it was the very same Ken Howard, who those fascist members of Congress who decided to idiots who have STILL works in the same scholarship office some go along with Trump’s con and cause problems in three mayors later, who kept texting me through- order to delay the certification of Joe Biden’s Elec- fallen hook, line, out the afternoon. And again, I ignored him. When toral College win. They should be denounced by and sinker for Ken texted me that the Capitol had been breached, their fellow congressmen. If this evening, they con- their con artist. I imagined that some three or four disgruntled tinue with these tactics that go against reality itself, Trumpites had managed to get onto the floor of the they should be censured by Congress. House and cause some disruption. I was sure that Finally, every American should think long and hard they had been arrested and were cooling their heels about the Republican Party and its enabling a man in D.C. Jail, just 17 blocks east of the Capitol. like Trump to totally ignore reality. Those Republi- But just like on 9/11, Ken insisted, texting me cans who stand up and let it be known that Trump is with the latest updates. And, remembering how I’d a disgrace can be forgiven. But we must pledge to do ignored him (for a short while) on that day in 2001, everything in our power to see that those who con- I finally decided to take a look at CNN. Never have I tinue this charade never hold another public office.

www.peoplesworld.org Page 3 Los agricultores de la India continúan sus demandas local news Prensa Latina Local contact [email protected] os agricultores indios que subsidio que se otorga para el riego. protestan en las afueras de Sin embargo, el gabinete se negó a re- Nueva Delhi anunciaron un tirar el trío de leyes agrícolas y a otor- Dirty Dozen Senate sedition desfile en la ciudad el próx- gar una garantía legal sobre el Precio imoL 26 de enero, Día de la República, Mínimo de Apoyo, un mecanismo me- caucus stalling certification si el gobierno desatiende sus princi- diante el cual el gobierno adquiere las of 2020 election pales demandas. cosechas de los agricultores. Unas 40 organizaciones, integradas El Sindicato de Trabajadores Agrí- en el Frente Unido de Agricultores (Sa- colas de Toda la India convocó una By Mark Gruenberg myukta Kisan Morcha), convocaron huelga para el 7 y 8 de enero. La orga- para esa fecha varias manifestacio- nización All India Kisan Sabha, par- n a last-gasp attempt to overturn the nes, incluyendo una marcha de trac- ticipante en las protestas a la entrada November election—and the U.S. tores en la capital del país, reflejó el de Nueva Delhi, movilizará a otros Constitution with it—a group of con- portal Peoples Dispatch. miles de agricultores del país. gressional Republicans launched a El gabinete del primer ministro, El gabinete del primer ministro, futileI effort on Jan. 6 to nullify Democratic Narendra Modi, se niega a aceptar la Narendra Modi, se niega a aceptar President-elect Joe Biden’s win then. reivindicación clave de los granjeros, la exigencia clave de los granjeros de Led by Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and sobre la retirada de las tres leyes del retirar las tres leyes del sector, que Ted Cruz, R-Texas—both eyeing a GOP sector aprobadas en septiembre úl- fueron aprobadas en septiembre úl- presidential run in 2024—the lawmakers timo por el Parlamento. timo por el Parlamento. in both houses of Congress challenged the Los agricultores apuntan que las Los agricultores apuntan que dichas electoral votes from key swing states the nuevas disposiciones amenazan la disposiciones amenazan la soberanía former VP won. States under fire include soberanía alimentaria del país y de- alimentaria del país y debilitan el me- Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia, Arizona, bilitan el mecanismo mediante el cual canismo mediante el cual el gobierno and Michigan. Their challenges forced el gobierno compra sus productos, compra sus productos, colocándolos a the Democratic-run House and the GOP- colocándolos a merced de las grandes merced de las grandes empresas. controlled Senate to quickly adjourn the empresas. Denuncian los campesinos que las formal electoral vote counting session on Decenas de miles de campesinos nuevas ordenanzas desmantelarán los Jan. 6, and spend up to 3 hours of debate protestan desde noviembre por esa mercados regulados y perjudicarán per challenge before votes in each chamber. causa y denuncian que las nuevas sus medios de vida. The congressional GOP circus also ordenanzas desmantelarán los mer- El gobierno de la India y los sin- energized the mob of backers of Republican cados regulados y perjudicarán sus dicatos de agricultores que exigen la Oval Office incumbent Donald Trump medios de vida. eliminación de un trío de leyes que swirling around the U.S. Capitol. The Líderes sindicales y representantes consideran dañinas para el sector cel- thousands of Trumpites, like their leader, del gabinete prevén celebrar mañana ebrarán una nueva ronda de conver- falsely claim the election was rigged, vote una nueva ronda de conversaciones. saciones. fraud was massive and Trump really won. En el anterior sexto encuentro, celeb- La anterior sexta jornada de diálogo The last time the Trumpites hit town, Dec. rado el 30 de diciembre, el Ejecutivo entre representantes del Ejecutivo 12 after the U.S. Supreme Court, including aceptó dos de las cuatro demandas. y los líderes sindicales se celebró el the 3 Trump-named justices, threw out El gobierno acordó mantener a los pasado 30 de diciembre con saldo de the definitive challenge, to Pennsylvania’s agricultores fuera del alcance de las algunos avances votes, the white nationalist-dominated mob multas por la quema de rastrojos de rioted in the capital’s streets. las cosechas y aceptó eliminar un Trump planned to address the crowd. proyecto de Ley de Electricidad. Los His tweets had urged them to come— sindicatos piden la continuación del and prompted some calls for his re- impeachment before Biden is scheduled to take over on Jan. 20. national contact

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