The Senate and the Coup
Where we’re at, and what to do for the next few weeks
8 min readNov 13, 2020
First things first: yes, what we’re watching unfold from the Trump White House is an attempted coup. The basic definition of a coup is “an illegal, unconstitutional seizure of power,” and a President who refuses to leave or participate in the basics of transition after losing an election is in fact an illegal and unconstitutional…