MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell visited the West Wing on Friday, with notes in hand, hours after he suggested President Trump could be in office for another four years.
As Lindell waited outside, he declined to answer questions at the becoming of reporters, according to a press pool report. “I’m sure you’ll write something nice,” he said.
The White House pool reporter noted that at 3 p.m., when Lindell came to visit, a U.S. Marine appeared outside the West Wing, signaling that Trump was in the Oval Office.
Lindell later confirmed to the Washington Examiner that he met with Trump for about 10 minutes in the Oval Office. He also met with several aides upstairs.
A close-up of the television personality’s typed notes, captured by a Washington Post reporter, shows they talk about how a president can “trigger emergency powers” and employ “martial law if necessary.”
@MyPillowUSA CEO Michael Lindell shows off his notes before going into the West Wing at the White House on Friday, Jan 15, 2021 in Washington, DC. pic.twitter.com/AY6AyJNSyE
— Jabin Botsford (@jabinbotsford) January 15, 2021
The notes also say, “Move Kash Patel to CIA Acting,” appearing to refer to Kash Patel, who serves as chief of staff to acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller and is a former aide to House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes, and mention pro-Trump attorney Sidney Powell.
Lindell said he discussed the contents of the memo with Trump, which he said he did not write. He also denied that the words “martial law” appeared anywhere in the document.
“I didn’t write that. That was an attorney,” he told the Washington Examiner of the suggestion that Patel assume the top CIA position. “I was just a messenger. And I just delivered that.”
The White House did not immediately respond to the Washington Examiner’s request for comment.
Earlier in the day, Lindell posted a video to Facebook with the message: “Keep the faith everyone! We will have our president Donald Trump 4 more years!”
For two months, Trump refused to concede the election to President-elect Joe Biden, questioning the integrity of the process with claims of voter fraud and other irregularities. But after the deadly siege of the U.S. Capitol last week, which was followed by the president being impeached a second time for incitement of insurrection, Trump said he was committed to an “orderly” transfer of power on Inauguration Day.
There is already speculation Trump might run again in 2024, but he faces possible conviction in the Senate in a process that could bar Trump from holding office again.
