Episode 3 of the House select committee hearings on the insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021, promised to be a must-see, Machiavellian drama, replete with "Game of Thrones" levels of deceit and treachery: the story of a power-hungry ruler who threw his loyal servant into the proverbial dragon pit as part of an elaborate scheme to retain the throne.
But that's not exactly what viewers got when they tuned in Thursday to catch the latest in a series of live hearings explaining how former President Donald Trump's "Stop the Steal" campaign culminated in last year's storming of the Capitol.
The hearing's theme was the pressure Trump placed on then-Vice President Mike Pence to reverse the 2020 election results in his favor, and the mortal danger Pence faced when he refused to follow those orders.
