# The American Coup Fallout thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-fallout-thread/931029>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [January 20, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-fallout-thread/931029 "2021-01-20T22:34:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-fallout-thread/931029/683 "2022-07-27T20:59:38Z")

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> [@TroutMan](#):
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> From Slate: “Unfortunately for Mr. Wilenchek, an emoji defense would not hold up in court here.”

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**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-fallout-thread/931029/684 "2022-07-28T14:14:57Z")

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> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#):
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> Certainly his own people knew that they were promoting bullshit theories to try to get Trump to stay in power. The question is, did Trump direct them and/or did he know about these lies?

Still stuns me that they thought this would work. I guess it was just another way to throw a wrench in the works. Also stuns me that anyone involved has a degree in law.

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**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-fallout-thread/931029/685 "2022-07-28T16:29:45Z")

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**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-fallout-thread/931029/686 "2022-07-28T16:31:15Z")

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Fantastic.

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