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Trump was told Pence could not overturn US election, but still pressured him, January 6 panel hears

The US House of Representatives select committee is told outgoing president Donald Trump continued his pressure campaign against his vice-president even though he knew a violent mob of his supporters was threatening the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

ABC News · Jun 16, 2022

Photo shows Pence in secure Capitol location watching Trump’s Jan 6 video praising rioters

Pence refused to get into Secret Service limousine as he worried they would remove him from premises against his wishes

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

Eastman sought pardon for the Pence plot

Trump lawyer who pressured Pence to reject electors asked for pardon after Jan. 6

Salon · Jun 16, 2022

Justice Department hits out at January 6 committee for not sharing witness transcripts

The letter is the latest sign of a rift between the Justice Department and the January 6 committee

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

Trump ‘coup memo’ author asked for pardon and lobbied Pence to overturn election after the riot

‘Get a great f**king criminal defence lawyer, you’re going to need it,’ said White House lawyer Eric Herschmann to John Eastman

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

Ivanka Trump recalls father’s final Jan 6 call with Mike Pence: ‘You are a wimp’

‘It was a different tone than I’d heard him take with the vice president before,’ Ivanka says of Trump

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

Jan. 6 takeaways: Pence under pressure, and in danger

In its third hearing this month, the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection is focusing on former President Donald Trump’s pressure on his vice president to delay or reject the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory -- and attempting to show how that pressure incited an angry mob…

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

Trump attorney tried to justify potential violence over plot to overturn election, Jan 6 committee hears

‘’There’s been violence in the history of our country to protect the democracy or protect the republic’, Trump lawyer John Eastman allegedly said.

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

Trump’s pressure campaign on Pence is focus of third hearing on Jan. 6 insurrection

WASHINGTON — The pressure on Vice President Mike Pence to unilaterally overturn the 2020 presidential election and the danger he was in during the riot itself will be the focus of Thursday’s hearing on the House investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 16, 2022

‘Democracy is on a knife’s edge’: J Michael Luttig’s full statement to the January 6 committee

J Michael Luttig advised then-vice president Mike Pence against participating in Donald Trump’s scheme to overturn the 2020 election results . He speaks to the January 6 committee today.

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022