A coup by any name

Trump and top officials waged a violent military-style coup attempt right in front of us all. They need to be prosecuted.

This article was updated on Jan. 27, 2021.

Back in July, former U.S. Sen. Timothy E. Wirth and CNBC founder Tom Rogers outlined a chilling scenario in a Newsweek story.

Basically, Democrat Joe Biden would win the Electoral College, including the important swing states of Arizona, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Don the Con Trump would declare “mail-in ballot fraud” but largely blame the Chinese to invoke emergency…