Republican Rep. Has No Regrets About That “Marshall Law” Text
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The Republican representative who sent the now-infamous text urging former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to use “Marshall law” to overturn the 2020 election has just one regret: the typo.
South Carolina Representative Ralph Norman was one of at least 34 Republican members of Congress who texted Meadows about overturning the presidential election. Norman defended his message during a Wednesday night interview on CNN.
When host Kaitlan Collins asked him if he regretted sending the text, Norman replied, “The only thing I regret, I misspelled ‘martial law.’”
“Look, everything happened so quick in that election, the time that was given to see if the ballots were real,” Norman said.
Collins: You were urging The White House to use the U.S. Military to prevent the peaceful transfer of power. Do you regret sending that?
Norman: The only thing I regret, I misspelled martial law. pic.twitter.com/nDkCLAIJsG— Acyn (@Acyn) January 25, 2024
He then proceeded to spout multiple conspiracies, including that false ballots had been cast and that “questions” remain about the validity of the 2020 election. He also cited the movie 2000 Mules, a right-wing purported “documentary” that just spreads more falsehoods about the election.
Collins pointed out that everything Norman mentioned has been disproven multiple times. No evidence of election fraud has been found, including by people that former President Donald Trump hired.
She also pointed out how ironic it is that Norman, who has endorsed Nikki Haley in the Republican primary, is calling now to let the voters decide instead of dubbing Trump the nominee outright.
Just three days before President Joe Biden was inaugurated, Norman texted Meadows that “our LAST HOPE is invoking Marshall Law!!”
“PLEASE URGE TO PRESIDENT TO DO SO,” Norman wrote.
