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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

Pence was 40ft from mob on January 6: ‘Vice-president’s life was in danger’

Committee hearing details how Trump whipped up hostility towards Pence for refusing to overturn election

The Guardian - US

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A respected conservative judge is now a critic of his party — and former clerks

Retired federal Judge J. Michael Luttig was questioned by one of his former law clerks about the role of another in the insurrection. He has spoken out against former clerks John Eastman and Ted Cruz.

WEKU

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."

Axios

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.

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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.

Axios

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

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

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

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…

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‘Categorically untrue’: Jan 6 hearing finds Trump lied about Mike Pence agreeing he could overturn election

Pence’s chief legal counsel rebukes ex-president

Axios

Trump lawyer didn't think Harris should have power to overturn election but Pence should, aide testifies

"If you were right, don't you think Al Gore might have liked to have known in 2000 that he had authority to just declare himself president?"

Axios

Meadows doubted Pence's authority to reject electors, Short tells Jan. 6 panel

The testimony was presented with a slew of other interviews that demonstrate top Trumpworld figures had similar doubts.

WEKU

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."

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The Independent UK

Trump White House attorneys called plan to overturn election ‘completely crazy’

‘Al Gore did not have a basis to do it in 2000. Kamala Harris shouldn’t be able to do it in 2024. But I think you should do it today’

Los Angeles Times

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.

Salon

Trump on hearing: I demand equal time!

"I am hereby demanding EQUAL TIME to spell out the massive Voter Fraud & Dem Security Breach!" he said

Roll Call

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

Video shows mob threatening to kill Pence after Trump falsely told them he could overturn election

‘You f***ing politicians are going to get f***ing dragged through the streets’

The Independent UK

Mike Pence told Trump ‘many times’ that plan to overturn election was illegal, ex-VP’s aide says

Pence’s refusal to submit to Trump on Jan 6 credited with avoiding constitutional crisis

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