Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., encouraged then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to convince former President Donald Trump to invoke martial law to overturn his election loss, according to messages obtained by Talking Points Memo.
Most of the thousands of text messages, which were turned over by Meadows the House Jan. 6 committee, were not previously reported. The text messages included conversations Meadows had with at least 34 Republican lawmakers discussing conspiracy theories and plans for overturning the election.
