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Eastman sought pardon for the Pence plot

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

Salon

Trump White House staff detail his 'heated' Jan. 6 call with Pence

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.

Los Angeles Times

Jan. 6 committee releases new photos of Pence during Capitol riot

"[He] did not want to take any chance that the world would see the Vice President ... fleeing the United States Capitol."

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Donald Trump tried to pressure Mike Pence to overturn election, panel hears

Donald Trump tried to pressure Mike Pence to overturn his 2020 presidential election defeat despite being repeatedly told he had no authority to do so, a congressional panel heard on Thursday.

Evening Standard

January 6: How the day unfolded for US Vice President Mike Pence

Latest hearing in US lawmakers’ probe into Capitol riot focuses on Donald Trump pressure on Pence. Here’s what we know.

Al Jazeera

Lawyer John Eastman told Trump plot to overturn election was illegal on Jan. 4, Pence aide says

WASHINGTON — A former aide to then-Vice President Mike Pence told congressional investigators in a deposition shown Thursday that conservative lawyer John Eastman admitted to President Donald Trump days before the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection that a plot to overturn the 2020 election was illegal.

Los Angeles Times

Ex-Trump lawyer John Eastman sought pardon after Jan. 6

"I've decided that I should be on the pardon list, if that is still in the works," Eastman wrote.

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

Committe shows 3D model depicting how close rioters came to vice president

The Independent UK

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

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

Jackie Calmes: During Watergate, Republicans made 'the system' work. Today's GOP is failing the nation

Friday is the 50th anniversary of the Watergate burglary that would end Richard M. Nixon's presidency two years later. By then, his vice president and successor, Gerald R. Ford Jr., would tell Americans, "Our long national nightmare is over."

Los Angeles Times

Jan. 6 committee leaders say Trump broke the law by trying to pressure Pence

The former president's campaign to get his vice president to overturn the election "was not just wrong," said Vice Chair Liz Cheney, a Republican, "it was illegal and unconstitutional."

WEKU

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

Harris unveils expansion of postpartum health program for low-income moms

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday announced an expansion of a federal program that provides health care coverage for lower-income women for up to a year after they give birth.

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Eastman sought pardon from Trump after Jan. 6 - Roll Call

John Eastman sought a pardon after from President Trump after pushing a faulty proposal that Vice President Pence could overturn the election

The Independent UK

‘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

What we know about how Mike Pence’s day unfolded on Jan 6

Former Vice President Mike Pence won’t be testifying at Thursday’s Jan 6 committee hearing

Al Jazeera

Jan 6 panel: Trump urged Pence to overturn election – A timeline

Rioters got within 12m (40ft) of Pence, VP refused to leave Capitol complex: a timeline of 3rd public committee hearing.

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The Independent UK

‘The law is not a plaything for presidents’: Mike Pence adviser’s statement leaked ahead of Jan 6 hearing

Greg Jacob, whon served as Pence’s counsel, will testify before the committee on Thursday

Reuters

Hometown looks to aspiring Colombia VP Marquez to deliver on inequality promises

Former neighbors and colleagues in Colombia's largely marginalized Cauca province hope vice presidential candidate Francia Marquez, a single mother and former housekeeper, will help areas plagued by violence and poverty if her ticket wins the election on Sunday.

Axios

Here's who's testifying at today's Jan. 6 committee hearing

The select committee is planning to zero in on the pressure campaign Pence faced from Trump.

The Independent UK

Who is testifying at the third Jan 6 hearing?

Two key figures from Mike Pence’s orbit will give evidence on the pressure campaign that ultimately put the vice president’s life at risk

Los Angeles Times

'They probably would have killed him': Jan. 6 hearing to show Trump put Pence in danger

WASHINGTON — When the House committee investigating Jan. 6, 2021, meets Thursday, the highest-ranking member of House leadership serving on the panel will be in an unusual position: praising a leader of the opposing party.

The Independent UK

What happened on 6 January 2021?

Botched assault on cradle of American democracy by misguided Donald Trump supporters remembered as deeply shameful climax to his chaotic and divisive reign

The Independent UK

What Mike Pence has said about the January 6 riot

Ex-vice president remains at odds with Donald Trump over Capitol riot, when violent insurrectionists threatened to hang him for failing to co-operate with plot to overturn election

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