Its hard to imagine a coup in the United States.
But, you would start with the complete corruption of the Justice Department....for a corrupt Justice Department can cover for every other corrupt branch of the Federal government, like the IRS....effectively guaranty them all immunity...because the Justice Department decides what corruption to prosecute.
Barack Obama has done that with the appointment of two straight Dedicated Lackeys. Eric Holder and Lois Lerner and that Koskinen ********** at the IRS...should all be in jail for gross breach of the Public Trust, but there is no chance Loretta Lynch will do that.
Next, it certainly helps if the media has taken on the role that Pravda served in the collapsed Soviet Union. That's done, too----except Fox News fights the good fight.
The goal is to get over 51% of the folks dependent on the Federal Government...which has been pretty much accomplished with a 10 trillion dollar debt which went largely to buy votes for the Democratic party....but it was appropriated to be thus used by Dumb-Ass ***** Republicans in Congress...they betrayed their most loyal base...by being self-interested cowards....and it got them Donald Trump...They deserve worse.
The table is set for a coup. Can't guess what will happen next. Who would have dreamed we would be where we are now.
They asked Benjamin Franklin what kind of Government the Delegates were giving the American People.
He said:
"A Republic, if you can keep it."