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Spies on Flynn-Trump Coup Talk

'Horrifying...embarrassing.' It's 'white knuckle' time, says one former top CIA officer

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Jeff Stein
Dec 20, 2020
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Reports that disgraced former Army General Michael Flynn urged President Trump to declare martial law and “re-run” the election drew harsh reactions Saturday from intelligence veterans, who worry that foreign adversaries could use the chaos at the top of the government to “take advantage of us,” as one former top CIA spy put it.

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