WASHINGTON — Former White House staffers described a "heated" Jan. 6, 2021, call between President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in footage shown Thursday by the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The video revealed new details about the pair's relationship before the president condemned his No. 2 for allegedly lacking the courage to overturn an election, leading to calls among Trump's supporters gathered at the Capitol to "hang Mike Pence."
"Despite the fact that the vice president consistently told the president he did not have and would not want the power to decide the outcome of the presidential election, Donald Trump continued to pressure the vice president, both publicly and privately," Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Redlands), who led Thursday's hearing, said. "Things reached a boiling point on Jan. 6, and the consequences were disastrous."
