WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence is resisting pressure from President Donald Trump and his allies to use his constitutional role overseeing the Electoral College count Wednesday to somehow alter its outcome at the last moment.
Pence has said little publicly about how he intends to conduct himself Wednesday. But he has told people in the West Wing privately that he views his role in the process as ceremonial, and that view has not changed, according to a source familiar with the matter, despite weeks of lobbying from Trump and fellow Republicans who falsely claim the election was stolen through voter fraud in multiple states.
Pence has been a loyal partner to Trump throughout their four years in office, and his role as president of the Senate this week pits his legal duties against his allegiance to Trump, who has refused to accept the results of the Nov. 3 presidential election.
