Jan. 6 takeaways: ‘Heated’ Trump, Pence’s near miss with mob
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan. 6 takeaways: ‘Heated’ Trump, Pence’s near miss with mob

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection used its latest public hearing on Thursday to focus on the pressure that then-President Donald Trump put on his vice president, Mike Pence, to delay or reject the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory on Jan. 6, 2021. He wrote multiple memos suggesting Pence could reject electors or simply declare Trump the winner.. AND IN DANGER In video testimony, Pence’s former chief of staff, Marc Short, said that the vice president told Trump “many times” that Pence did not agree with the idea. AN ILLEGAL SCHEME Aguilar called Eastman’s scheme, which was amplified by lawyer Rudy Giuliani and others, “a legally and morally bankrupt idea.” After writing memos challenging the nation’s election laws in December, and convening state electors on a call, Jacob said that Eastman laid out his theory at a Jan. 4 meeting with Trump, Pence and a small group of aides. He said that if Pence had declared Trump president, it would have “plunged America into what I believe would have been tantamount to a revolution within a constitutional crisis.” DISTRUST OF EASTMAN As Eastman gained the president’s favor, several White House aides grew increasingly concerned about the possible ramifications of what he was proposing. In one discussion, Jacob said, Pence told him: “I can’t wait to go to heaven and meet the framers, and tell them the work that you did in putting together our Constitution is a work of genius.” Pence and his aides started Jan. 6 at the vice president’s house, saying a prayer together.

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Trump Has A Brutal Flashback In New Kamala Harris Campaign Ad
3 months ago

Trump Has A Brutal Flashback In New Kamala Harris Campaign Ad

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democratic nominee Kamala Harris’ campaign has cut a new ad using footage from Republican rival Donald Trump’s recent interview with podcaster Andrew Schulz to remind voters of how Trump inspired one of the darkest days in recent American history. Trump says he had a great relationship with Pence, but when pressed further says, “hmmm.” The video then …

Pence and Trump’s frayed relationship leading up to Jan. 6 insurrection on full display in latest special counsel filing
3 months, 1 week ago

Pence and Trump’s frayed relationship leading up to Jan. 6 insurrection on full display in latest special counsel filing

CNN  

CNN — Former Vice President Mike Pence’s role in certifying Joe Biden’s 2020 election win over Donald Trump and his repeated refusals to help the former president overturn the results, was under a microscope in special counsel Jack Smith’s detailed court filing Wednesday. Trump, though, responded: “I don’t know, 2024 is so far off.” And during a November 23 phone …

Trump lawyer: 'Pence is to blame' for rioters wanting to hang him
10 months ago

Trump lawyer: 'Pence is to blame' for rioters wanting to hang him

Raw Story  

A day after Trump supporters violently stormed the United States Capitol and chanted for the hanging of then-Vice President Mike Pence, former Trump lawyer Ken Chesebro had decided whom to blame for the fiasco. Chesebro then speculated that if Pence had said from the very start that he believed Trump's plan to remain in power was flatly unconstitutional, then "Trump …

New report reveals Trump’s two-word response to being told Mike Pence was rushed to a secure location on Jan 6
1 year ago

New report reveals Trump’s two-word response to being told Mike Pence was rushed to a secure location on Jan 6

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Trump aide Nick Luna told Mr Smith’s team about the moment Mr Trump was …

Trump 'blindsided' closest advisers on Jan. 6 with Twitter post encouraging more violence
1 year ago

Trump 'blindsided' closest advisers on Jan. 6 with Twitter post encouraging more violence

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's Twitter post on Jan. 6 that lashed out at former vice president Mike Pence while supporters of the now former president were trashing the U.S. Capitol both "blindsided" and infuriated some of his top advisers, reports ABC News. According to the Sunday morning report, senior Trump advisor Dan Scavino, who normally does the posting on Trump's social media …

Mike Pence told Jan. 6 special counsel he warned Trump ahead of the ‘tragic day’: Report
1 year, 1 month ago

Mike Pence told Jan. 6 special counsel he warned Trump ahead of the ‘tragic day’: Report

Hindustan Times  

Earlier this year, ex-Vice President Mike Pence told special counsel Jack Smith how Donald Trump surrounded himself with “crank attorneys” after the 2020 elections. According to a report by ABC News, sources claimed that Pence also told the investigators that the then-president espoused “un-American” legal theories, and almost pushed the country toward a “constitutional crisis.” Former Vice President Mike Pence …

Trump reacts to Mike Pence dropping out of the 2024 race
1 year, 2 months ago

Trump reacts to Mike Pence dropping out of the 2024 race

The Independent  

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‘It endangered me and my family,’ Tucker Carlson confronts Mike Pence on Jan. 6 riot
1 year, 5 months ago

‘It endangered me and my family,’ Tucker Carlson confronts Mike Pence on Jan. 6 riot

Hindustan Times  

Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host who downplayed the events of Jan. 6, 2021, as “mostly peaceful chaos” when he was on the network, grilled former Vice President of United States Mike Pence Friday about how he viewed the day when a mob of pro-Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, disrupted the counting of electoral votes in the 2020 election …

Pence lawyer says Eastman’s push to reject electors left him ‘offended for my profession’
1 year, 6 months ago

Pence lawyer says Eastman’s push to reject electors left him ‘offended for my profession’

LA Times  

On the day before rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol in 2021, Orange County law professor John Eastman was trying to convince Mike Pence’s attorney that the vice president possessed a power that none of his predecessors had ever exercised in American history. “From our very first discussion he indicated that it didn’t make sense to him that he would have …

Pence Berates DOJ For Indicting Trump Over Handling Of Top-Secret Documents
1 year, 6 months ago

Pence Berates DOJ For Indicting Trump Over Handling Of Top-Secret Documents

Huff Post  

Former Vice President and 2024 hopeful Mike Pence speaks at the North Carolina Republican Party convention in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Saturday, June 10. ALLISON JOYCE via Getty Images GREENSBORO, N.C. — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday criticized the Department of Justice, rather than Donald Trump, for a devastating 37-count indictment accusing his former boss of conspiring to …

Judge orders Pence to testify about talks he had with Trump leading up to Jan. 6
1 year, 9 months ago

Judge orders Pence to testify about talks he had with Trump leading up to Jan. 6

Raw Story  

A judge has knocked down former Vice President Mike Pence's reasoning for refusing to testify in special counsel Jack Smith's probe of the January 6th Capitol riots. CNN reports that Judge James Boasberg has ordered Pence to answer Smith's questions about conversations he had with Trump in the leadup to January 6th, 2021, when pro-Trump rioters broke into the United …

Pence advisers urged him to step it up with attack on Trump to get into the campaign game: report
1 year, 9 months ago

Pence advisers urged him to step it up with attack on Trump to get into the campaign game: report

Raw Story  

Former Vice President Mike Pence has taken a long time to strike out at Donald Trump for placing him in danger at the 2021 Capitol riot — but Pence's advisers convinced him to finally hit hard at his old boss at the Gridiron dinner, they told Politico. They viewed the event — a white-tie event thrown by journalists in Washington …

‘History will hold Donald Trump accountable’ for Jan. 6, Pence says
1 year, 9 months ago

‘History will hold Donald Trump accountable’ for Jan. 6, Pence says

The Hindu  

Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Saturday that "history will hold Donald Trump accountable" for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, one of the most forceful rebukes he has so far offered of his one-time boss. Throughout the siege, Mr. Trump sent several tweets, one calling on Republicans to "fight" and others …

Pence says Trump ‘endangered my family’ in Capitol riot on Jan. 6
1 year, 9 months ago

Pence says Trump ‘endangered my family’ in Capitol riot on Jan. 6

LA Times  

Former Vice President Mike Pence fields media questions following a roundtable discussion on police reform in North Charleston, S.C., on March 2. Former Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday harshly criticized former President Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, widening the rift between the two men as they prepare to battle over the …

Pence has 'moral obligation' to testify about Capitol attack: Column
1 year, 10 months ago

Pence has 'moral obligation' to testify about Capitol attack: Column

Raw Story  

Former Vice President Mike Pence has a "moral obligation" to give testimony to special counsel Jack Smith about the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, The Washington Post editorial board stated Wednesday. "Mr. Pence performed his constitutional duty on Jan. 6, 2021, when he resisted pressure from President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 election," wrote the board. Pence …

Read NPR's full interview with former Vice President Mike Pence
2 years, 1 month ago

Read NPR's full interview with former Vice President Mike Pence

NPR  

Read NPR's full interview with former Vice President Mike Pence Enlarge this image toggle caption Pierre Kattar/NPR Pierre Kattar/NPR Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke with NPR's Steve Inskeep on Monday in a video interview at the Indiana State Capitol They discussed the January 6th attack on the Capitol, a Pence's potential 2024 presidential campaign and the issues facing the …

The AP Interview: Pence Says Voters Want New Leadership
2 years, 1 month ago

The AP Interview: Pence Says Voters Want New Leadership

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that voters are “looking for new leadership” following the disappointing midterm elections for Republicans, who are now openly debating whether his onetime boss, Donald Trump, should maintain a leading role in the party. While Pence said he was pleased Republicans were taking the House, he acknowledged the …

Mike Pence: Donald Trump Wanted To Know If I Was Scared During Jan. 6 Riot
2 years, 2 months ago

Mike Pence: Donald Trump Wanted To Know If I Was Scared During Jan. 6 Riot

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump asked his then-Vice President Mike Pence if he was scared during the Capitol riot at a meeting just five days after the violence in which some Trump supporters built a gallows and chanted “Hang Mike Pence!” Pence wrote in his new memoir. Donald Trump, left, asked Mike Pence, right, if he'd been scared during the …

Essential Politics: Pence’s breakup with Trump is dragging into the midterms
2 years, 5 months ago

Essential Politics: Pence’s breakup with Trump is dragging into the midterms

LA Times  

President Trump demands unshakable loyalty from his aides and allies. At the Young America’s Foundation annual student conference in downtown Washington on Tuesday morning, Pence called the insurrection a “tragic day.” He hinted at Trump’s obsession with the 2020 election, saying that “some people may choose to focus on the past, but elections are about the future.” An audience member …

Jan. 6 takeaways: Trump, the riot and democracy under siege
2 years, 5 months ago

Jan. 6 takeaways: Trump, the riot and democracy under siege

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The House committee investigating Jan. 6, 2021 has shown how the deadly Capitol attack …

5 key takeaways from the eighth January 6 committee hearing
2 years, 5 months ago

5 key takeaways from the eighth January 6 committee hearing

Al Jazeera  

Panel says Donald Trump ‘refused to act’ to rein in the mob of his supporters as they stormed the US Capitol. He refused to tell the mob to leave until 4:17. pic.twitter.com/sYDQ6DodM6 — January 6th Committee July 22, 2022 Here is a look at five key takeaways from the eighth public hearing: Trump ‘refused to act’ despite multiple pleas During …

Rioters got within 40 feet of Pence and informant reveals Proud Boys ‘were willing to kill vice president’
2 years, 6 months ago

Rioters got within 40 feet of Pence and informant reveals Proud Boys ‘were willing to kill vice president’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to security footage of the day, rioters came dangerously close to the vice …

Jan. 6 Committee Lays Out Election Theft Scheme That Nearly Got Mike Pence Killed
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan. 6 Committee Lays Out Election Theft Scheme That Nearly Got Mike Pence Killed

Huff Post  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s last-gasp scheme to overturn democracy and remain in power put his own vice president’s life in grave peril, as Trump’s social media attack on Mike Pence further enflamed the mob that had already breached the U.S. Capitol, the House Jan. 6 committee detailed in a hearing Thursday that included the revelation that the pro-Trump Proud Boys …

'Tantamount to a revolution': Retired federal judge hammers Trump in statement before House testimony
2 years, 6 months ago

'Tantamount to a revolution': Retired federal judge hammers Trump in statement before House testimony

Raw Story  

In a statement released to CNN hours before he is expected to testify before the House Select Committee investigating the Jan 6th insurrection, retired conservative federal judge Michael Luttig made clear he feels Donald Trump put the country at great risk by attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. Luttig advised former vice president Mike Pence to ignore the …

Five key takeaways from third January 6 US Capitol riot hearing
2 years, 6 months ago

Five key takeaways from third January 6 US Capitol riot hearing

Al Jazeera  

Panel says rioters came within close proximity to Mike Pence at US Capitol as Trump turned ‘mob’ on his vice president. The United States House committee investigating the attack on the US Capitol last year has turned its attention to former President Donald Trump’s pressure on his vice president to overturn the 2020 elections result. Greg Jacob, former counsel to …

Jan. 6 bombshell: Author of plot to have Mike Pence overturn the election sought pardon from Trump
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan. 6 bombshell: Author of plot to have Mike Pence overturn the election sought pardon from Trump

Salon  

on Wednesday, the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot presented pre-produced video evidence of former President Donald Trump calling for former Vice President Mike Pence to "come through" and "stand up" for the country on Jan. 6 and berating Pence as a "wimp" and "pussy." During the electoral vote-count ceremony on January 6, the vice president did …

Trump didn't want Pence to hear DOJ officials' opinion on plan to block election certification: testimony
2 years, 6 months ago

Trump didn't want Pence to hear DOJ officials' opinion on plan to block election certification: testimony

Raw Story  

A new report on the days leading up to the Jan. 6 insurrection suggests that former President Donald Trump tried to block Vice President Mike Pence from hearing legal advice that would have warned against refusing to certify the results of the 2020 election. The Washington Post constructed a narrative account of a Jan. 3, 2021, meeting between the former …

NYT’s Maggie Haberman reacts to 'stunning' testimony that Trump approved of ‘Hang Mike Pence’ chants
2 years, 7 months ago

NYT’s Maggie Haberman reacts to 'stunning' testimony that Trump approved of ‘Hang Mike Pence’ chants

Raw Story  

The House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riots has heard testimony the former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows told aides that former President Donald Trump approved of his supporters calling for the hanging of then-Vice President Mike Pence. Appearing on CNN Thursday, Haberman said that the testimony lines up well with what Trump was saying publicly about …

Trump was 'complaining' about Mike Pence being whisked to safety while MAGA rioters called for his hanging: report
2 years, 7 months ago

Trump was 'complaining' about Mike Pence being whisked to safety while MAGA rioters called for his hanging: report

Raw Story  

Witnesses have told the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riots that former President Donald Trump was actually upset that Vice President Mike Pence was being escorted to safety as Trump supporters stormed the building and called for his hanging. According to the New York Times, a colleague of former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows testified to …

Pence hits Trump: No room in GOP for ‘apologists for Putin’
2 years, 10 months ago

Pence hits Trump: No room in GOP for ‘apologists for Putin’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Mike Pence urged Republicans to move on from the 2020 election and declared that “there is no room in this party for apologists for Putin” as he further cemented his break from former President Donald Trump. Pence has said the two men will likely never see “eye to eye” on the Capitol insurrection of Jan. …

Trump blows up on the Jan. 6 committee and demands they investigate Mike Pence
2 years, 11 months ago

Trump blows up on the Jan. 6 committee and demands they investigate Mike Pence

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump released a statement Tuesday continuing his attacks on the 2020 election that he continues to claim was stolen. "So pathetic to watch the Unselect Committee of political hacks, liars, and traitors work so feverishly to alter the Electoral College Act so that a Vice President cannot ensure the honest results of the election, when just one …

Marc Short is a 'critical witness' to Trump pressuring Pence to overturn the election: Jamie Gangel
2 years, 11 months ago

Marc Short is a 'critical witness' to Trump pressuring Pence to overturn the election: Jamie Gangel

Raw Story  

On CNN Monday, correspondent Jamie Gangel reported on a key new member of Mike Pence's inner circle giving information to the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack — and why it matters. "We have learned former Vice President Mike Pence's former chief of staff Marc Short had gone in," said Gangel. Gangel then relayed just how important …

Mike Pence's former chief of staff testifies before Jan. 6 committee
2 years, 11 months ago

Mike Pence's former chief of staff testifies before Jan. 6 committee

Raw Story  

Former Vice President Mike Pence's former chief of staff, Marc Short, responded to a subpoena and testified before the House committee investigating the Capitol riot, CNN reports. According to CNN, the development is the most "significant sign to date" that Pence's team is cooperating with the investigation. "Short, who was with Pence at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and …

Trump defends Capitol rioters who chanted ‘hang Mike Pence’
3 years, 1 month ago

Trump defends Capitol rioters who chanted ‘hang Mike Pence’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former president Donald Trump has defended threats to hang his …

Pence, in Simi Valley, says he was ‘proud’ to follow the Constitution on Jan. 6 to certify Biden’s win
3 years, 6 months ago

Pence, in Simi Valley, says he was ‘proud’ to follow the Constitution on Jan. 6 to certify Biden’s win

LA Times  

Former Vice President Mike Pence, pictured at a speech in New Hampshire this month, is one of a number of Republican luminaries proposing a course for the party’s future. But, he added, “it must also include new pillars that President Trump brought to the fore as we served — ideas that fired the imagination of everyday Americans and expanded the …

Mike Pence breaks his silence on Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection
3 years, 7 months ago

Mike Pence breaks his silence on Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection

Salon  

Former Vice President Mike Pence broke his silence about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack on Thursday, revealing that he and former President Donald Trump are still at odds over the event. Trump, having bought into and stoked debunked claims that the 2020 presidential election had been stolen by now-President Joe Biden, repeatedly pressured Pence to use the congressional counting of …

Trump Mocked For Continuing To Harp On Pence For Not Stealing Election
3 years, 8 months ago

Trump Mocked For Continuing To Harp On Pence For Not Stealing Election

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Trump’s grievance-filled post ripped into the three prominent Republicans for failing to back his 2020 election lies and help him cheat his way to reelection, using run-on sentences like this one attacking Cheney, the third-ranking House Republican: “Warmonger Liz Cheney, who has virtually no support left in the Great State of Wyoming, continues to unknowingly and foolishly …

Trump tweeted Pence lacked ‘courage’ as VP was running for his life from Capitol rioters
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump tweeted Pence lacked ‘courage’ as VP was running for his life from Capitol rioters

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Minutes before Mike Pence was being ushered out of the …

With New Video Footage, Managers Show How Close Rioters Got To Pence And Lawmakers
3 years, 11 months ago

With New Video Footage, Managers Show How Close Rioters Got To Pence And Lawmakers

NPR  

With New Video Footage, Managers Show How Close Rioters Got To Pence And Lawmakers Enlarge this image toggle caption Handout/Getty Images Handout/Getty Images House impeachment managers showed chilling new footage to senators during Day 2 of Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial, highlighting just how close the violent mob got to then-Vice President Mike Pence and congressional lawmakers on Jan. 6. …

Trump’s vice president Mike Pence applauds successor at inauguration
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump’s vice president Mike Pence applauds successor at inauguration

Live Mint  

Outgoing U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen attended the inauguration of new President Joe Biden on Wednesday after skipping both a farewell ceremony for Donald Trump and the usual protocol of welcoming his successor to his home at the Naval Observatory. Pence, whom some of Trump's supporters during the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol …

Trump was more upset that Capitol mob looked ‘low class’ than about violent attacks, reports say
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump was more upset that Capitol mob looked ‘low class’ than about violent attacks, reports say

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The president’s ardent loyalists breached security measures and …

Pence camp thinks Trump ‘set up the VP to take the fall’ — endangering his life in the process: CNN
4 years ago

Pence camp thinks Trump ‘set up the VP to take the fall’ — endangering his life in the process: CNN

Raw Story  

Vice President Mike Pence was on Capitol Hill to preside over the tabulation of Electoral College votes when a violent mob of Trump supporters stormed the building on Wednesday, forcing the Secret Service to evacuate him. "President Donald Trump and top White House officials did little to check in on Vice President Mike Pence while he and members of his …

Hours after US Capitol breach, Congress formally certifies Biden's election win; Trump pledges 'orderly transition'
4 years ago

Hours after US Capitol breach, Congress formally certifies Biden's election win; Trump pledges 'orderly transition'

Firstpost  

Defying Donald Trump’s claims that the Vice-President can reject electoral votes, Mike Pence said the Constitution does not give him ‘unilateral authority’ to decide which votes should be counted Washington: Vice President Mike Pence defied President Donald Trump early Thursday morning as he affirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s November victory, putting an end to Trump’s futile efforts to subvert American democracy …

Pence defies Trump, affirms Biden’s win
4 years ago

Pence defies Trump, affirms Biden’s win

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence defied President Donald Trump early Thursday morning as he affirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s November victory, putting an end to Trump’s futile efforts to subvert American democracy and overturn the results of the election. Pence acknowledged that reality in a lengthy statement Wednesday laying out his conclusion that a vice president cannot claim “unilateral authority” …

Long warned against inciting violence, Trump does so with supporters’ Capitol siege
4 years ago

Long warned against inciting violence, Trump does so with supporters’ Capitol siege

LA Times  

Militant Trump supporters near the Senate chamber after storming the U.S. Capitol to interrupt Congress’ ratification of Joe Biden’s election. It was a scene of tumult more menacing than the violence of the white supremacists in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017, which killed a female counterprotester; Trump famously said there were “very fine people, on both sides.” And it recalled other …

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