Speaking with special counsel Jack Smith’s team earlier this year, former Vice President Mike Pence offered harrowing details about how, in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, then-President Donald Trump surrounded himself with “crank” attorneys, espoused “un-American” legal theories, and almost pushed the country toward a “constitutional crisis,” according to sources familiar with what Pence told investigators.

The sources said Pence also told investigators he’s “sure” that – in the days before Jan. 6, 2021, when a violent mob tried to stop Congress from certifying the election – he informed Trump he still hadn’t seen evidence of significant election fraud, but Trump was unmoved, continuing to claim the election was “stolen” and acting “recklessly” on that “tragic day.”

  • @Zombiepirate
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    441 year ago

    Every flavor of right-wing blowhard thinks they can ride the fascism and come out on top.

    Pence is even more delusional than most since he had a large and vocal crowd of fascists hunting him down to hang him. His reaction: why alienate potential allies?

    • @Altofaltception
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      91 year ago

      Apparently it’s more important for their team to win.

      • girlfreddy
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        Which describes almost every politician and political party on the earth rn.

        And that fucking sucks for us.