{"id":42802,"date":"2020-12-21T07:27:28","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T11:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=42802"},"modified":"2020-12-21T07:27:28","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T11:27:28","slug":"the-barbarians-are-not-only-inside-the-gate-theyre-in-the-palace-sanctum-sanctorum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=42802","title":{"rendered":"The barbarians are not only inside the gate, they&#8217;re in the palace sanctum sanctorum!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\u201cBetrayed From Within\u201d: Patrick Byrne Blasts White House Staff After Attending Election Meeting With President Trump, Sydney Powell and Gen. Flynn<\/h1>\n<p>By Kristinn Taylor<br \/>\nGateway Pundit<\/p>\n<p>Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne blasted President Trump\u2019s chief of staff Mark Meadows and White House lawyers in comments posted online Sunday\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2020\/12\/report-president-trump-met-sidney-powell-general-flynn-oval-office-discussed-deploying-military-naming-powell-special-counsel-election-fraud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">about a meeting at the White House Friday night<\/a>\u00a0with Trump about the contested presidential election that Byrne attended with attorney Sydney Powell and former Trump national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn (U.S. Army ret.), saying that Trump is being \u201cbetrayed from within.\u201d Byrne also denied the reporting that a military coup or martial law were discussed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-563364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrick-Byrne-White-House-Meeting-12182020-Twitter-12202020-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrick-Byrne-White-House-Meeting-12182020-Twitter-12202020-450x600.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cMy involvement is I was in the room when it happened. The raised voices included my own. I can promise you: President Trump is being terribly served by his advisers. They want him to lose and are lying to him. He is surrounding by mendacious mediocrities.\u201d..In addition, any suggestion if there was talk of a military coup or martial law is also a flat lie. 100% false. I was there for 4 1\/2 hours, I heard the entire conversation, that is a 100% fabrication.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"Top-ad\" class=\"sponsor Top\">\n<div id=\"Top\" class=\"fixed-size\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=KristinnFR&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1340747321294909444&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2020%2F12%2Fbetrayed-within-patrick-byrne-blasts-white-house-staff-attending-election-meeting-president-trump-sydney-powell-gen-flynn%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1340747321294909444\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Byrne called out White House Counsel Pat Cipollone as the leaker to the New York Times about the meeting and accused Meadows and White House staffers of lying to Trump to get him to concede,\u00a0<strong>\u201cI was there for the full 4.5 hour meeting. Claims military coup\/martial law were discussed is 100% fabrication. Trump is lied to by his own advisers, who tell staff \u201cget the president to concede\u201c while they stall Trump. Meadows + Lawyers Eric, Derek, GC Pat Cippollone (leaker).\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"cnx-ad-container cnx-full-height\">\n<div class=\"cnx-full-height\">\n<div id=\"cnx-ad-slot-d97725da6598a92c291c1608544405141\" class=\"cnx-ad-slot\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=KristinnFR&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1340749371411935236&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2020%2F12%2Fbetrayed-within-patrick-byrne-blasts-white-house-staff-attending-election-meeting-president-trump-sydney-powell-gen-flynn%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1340749371411935236\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cMeadows and legal staff led by GC Cippolone reflexively shoot down every sober discussion or idea presented. Their frame of mind is automatic: \u201cwe better not try that, it may not work, it would hurt your reputation in the press\u2026\u201c No kidding, they say stuff like that. Tell DJT.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"IC1-ad\" class=\"sponsor IC1\">\n<div id=\"IC1\" class=\"fixed-size\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=KristinnFR&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1340757362815197185&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2020%2F12%2Fbetrayed-within-patrick-byrne-blasts-white-house-staff-attending-election-meeting-president-trump-sydney-powell-gen-flynn%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1340757362815197185\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Byrne named the advisors he believes are hurting Trump,<strong>\u00a0\u201cPat Cippollone and two other lawyers. Eric and Derek. Meadows wants him to concede and transition also.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=KristinnFR&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1340746356584046592&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2020%2F12%2Fbetrayed-within-patrick-byrne-blasts-white-house-staff-attending-election-meeting-president-trump-sydney-powell-gen-flynn%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1340746356584046592\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Responding to a poster who offered an opinion on why the establishment is intent on getting rid of Trump, \u201cI\u2019m convinced the US Establishment including the Republican Establishment have decided to end the Trump era. They want Biden\/Harris and the Globalist Reset. The reason they have resorted to such extreme measures is because the Reset is time critical. They need the US on board now,\u201d Byrne replied,\u00a0<strong>\u201cCorrect.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Correct<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Patrick Byrne (@PatrickByrne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickByrne\/status\/1340746104762068992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Byrne responded to several questions about the meeting and Trump\u2019s attitude,\u00a0<strong>It is 100% winnable. No martial law required. Sydney and Flynn presented a course that I estimate has 50% \u2013 75% chance of victory. His staff just try to convince him to do nothing but accept it. As a CEO, my heart broke to see what he is going through. He is betrayed from within.\u201d\u2026\u201dHe truly believe he won and he truly did win. I did not vote for him, but I don\u2019t want to see our country hijacked in a psyop.\u201d\u2026\u201dToo nice. Thinks he will look bad in press. Nonsense like that.\u201d\u2026He wants to fight on. They are bending over backwards to come up with reasons to tell him he can\u2019t do anything. He needs to fire them all or he loses.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-5\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=KristinnFR&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-5&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1340756483588444161&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2020%2F12%2Fbetrayed-within-patrick-byrne-blasts-white-house-staff-attending-election-meeting-president-trump-sydney-powell-gen-flynn%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1340756483588444161\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-6\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=KristinnFR&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-6&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1340755524984422400&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2020%2F12%2Fbetrayed-within-patrick-byrne-blasts-white-house-staff-attending-election-meeting-president-trump-sydney-powell-gen-flynn%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1340755524984422400\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-7\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=KristinnFR&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-7&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1340755309837561860&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2020%2F12%2Fbetrayed-within-patrick-byrne-blasts-white-house-staff-attending-election-meeting-president-trump-sydney-powell-gen-flynn%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1340755309837561860\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-8\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=KristinnFR&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-8&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1340755138659672071&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2020%2F12%2Fbetrayed-within-patrick-byrne-blasts-white-house-staff-attending-election-meeting-president-trump-sydney-powell-gen-flynn%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1340755138659672071\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Byrne has a strong dislike of Cipollone, blasting when asked who leaked the meeting,\u00a0<strong>\u201cWhite House General Counsel Pat Cippolone.\u201d\u2026\u201dI\u2019m not afraid of these weasels. A greasy slickster like Pat Cippollone leaks lies to the NYT. I tell the truth publicly.\u201d\u2026\u201dNo intelligence was involved. It was the White House general counsel and his team.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-9\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=KristinnFR&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-9&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1340752038259552259&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2020%2F12%2Fbetrayed-within-patrick-byrne-blasts-white-house-staff-attending-election-meeting-president-trump-sydney-powell-gen-flynn%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1340752038259552259\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-10\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=KristinnFR&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-10&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1340751530761306115&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2020%2F12%2Fbetrayed-within-patrick-byrne-blasts-white-house-staff-attending-election-meeting-president-trump-sydney-powell-gen-flynn%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1340751530761306115\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"REP_0-ad\" class=\"sponsor REP\">\n<p class=\"ad-notice flipboard-remove\">\n<div id=\"REP_0\" class=\"fixed-size\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-11\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=KristinnFR&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-11&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1340794939320492032&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2020%2F12%2Fbetrayed-within-patrick-byrne-blasts-white-house-staff-attending-election-meeting-president-trump-sydney-powell-gen-flynn%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1340794939320492032\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Byrne posted photos from the White House to prove he was there Friday night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-12\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=KristinnFR&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-12&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1340839110139932673&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2020%2F12%2Fbetrayed-within-patrick-byrne-blasts-white-house-staff-attending-election-meeting-president-trump-sydney-powell-gen-flynn%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1340839110139932673\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-13\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=KristinnFR&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-13&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1340839206915063809&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2020%2F12%2Fbetrayed-within-patrick-byrne-blasts-white-house-staff-attending-election-meeting-president-trump-sydney-powell-gen-flynn%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1340839206915063809\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Byrne published a detailed analysis on the rigged election in November:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-14\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=KristinnFR&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-14&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1331266111585865730&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2020%2F12%2Fbetrayed-within-patrick-byrne-blasts-white-house-staff-attending-election-meeting-president-trump-sydney-powell-gen-flynn%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1331266111585865730\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"apester-media apester-element\" data-token=\"5f10a39f94902bc81d3d59a7\" data-context=\"true\" data-tags=\"\" data-fallback=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2020\/12\/betrayed-within-patrick-byrne-blasts-white-house-staff-attending-election-meeting-president-trump-sydney-powell-gen-flynn\/\">https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2020\/12\/betrayed-within-patrick-byrne-blasts-white-house-staff-attending-election-meeting-president-trump-sydney-powell-gen-flynn\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBetrayed From Within\u201d: Patrick Byrne Blasts White House Staff After Attending Election Meeting With President Trump, Sydney Powell and Gen. Flynn By Kristinn Taylor Gateway Pundit Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne blasted President Trump\u2019s chief of staff Mark Meadows and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=42802\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42802\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}