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Larry Wilkerson is part of three working groups that are concerned that there will not be free and fair elections or a peaceful and constitutional transition of power; Wilkerson and Jay have a wide ranging discussion on what might happen if Trump won't go, on theAnalysis.news podcast.

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Paul JayHi, I'm Paul Jay and welcome to theAnalysis.news podcast.On the web site of the National Task Force on Election Crises, there is a document that asks the question, can the president cancel or postpone the election? The web site, the document on the website answers the question, "Thus, the general election is governed by a combination of the U.S. Constitution, federal law and state and local laws. None of these give the president any authority to change the date of the election or to extend the current presidential term past January 20th," end quote. Still, obviously, people are concerned about what Trump might actually do if he loses, or there wouldn't be groups planning for just such a possibility. Of course, the critical question is what would the military do in such a situation?Now joining us is Lawrence Wilkerson. He's a retired United States colonel, former chief of staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell, Clarise, a distinguished adjunct professor of government and public policy at the College of William and Mary, And he's part of three groups that are working towards a constitutional transition of power. If Trump loses the November election, they say they're working towards a fair election, but I think that's what people actually have in mind. The National Task Force on Election Crises, as I mentioned, he's also a member of the Transition Integrity Project and the Silver Linings Group.Thanks for joining us, Larry.

Larry WilkersonThanks for having me on your podcast, Paul.

Paul JaySo, first of all, what why do you did you and others think that these organizations were necessary? What kind of people are in them? I know it's kind of secret who's in them, although we know you're in them. So who's in them that you can talk about? And just what are they working at? What's being planned?

Larry WilkersonThe National Task Force has been meeting since June of 2019. And in its 26 March 2020 press release, which I assume you have a copy of, many of the members are listed. So there's not that much secrecy about the membership. There is some confidentiality about what we agreed to, and what we've put out publicly, and who's responsible for that, and other aspects of our doing that. The Transition Integrity Project is to this point very, very close, whole, and confidential. And Silver Linings Group out of New York, run by Eugene Iraqi is, shall we say, more in your face, more in the front of the foxhole, trying to make sure that there are free and fair elections. And it's more pointed towards, as you indicated, the removal of Donald Trump from office. The national task force's mission is free and fair elections. It prides itself on being transpartisan. We don't have a political party that we're backing or supporting.

Paul JayWhat are some of the better known names that are involved?

Larry WilkersonWell, we just recently acquired the membership of Dr. Michael Osterholm. You probably know him, he's one of the leading epidemiologists dealing with the coronavirus. He's been all over the televisions and so forth. We're very lucky to have him because I think his voice is very sane and he's an expert. I knew him when he was working at Johns Hopkins right after 9/11 when we had some real concern about bioterrorism and such things, and he was an extraordinary help to us.Another member that we just gained was Senator Chuck Hagel.