Posted on 11/30/2023 8:17:35 PM PST by Macho MAGA Man
Trump was privately pressing Pence to reject certain votes at the Jan. 6 proceedings and block certification of the election -- and Trump even suggested to Pence that perhaps he should skip the session altogether, Pence allegedly told Smith's team. But, according to sources, Pence told investigators that he "clearly and repeatedly" emphasized to Trump that rejecting certain votes would violate the Constitution.
"I told him I thought there was no idea more un-American than the idea that any one person could decide what electoral votes to count," Pence allegedly told Smith's team, echoing what he has said before in his book and other public forums. "I made it very plain to him that it was inconsistent with our history and tradition."
Pence insisted that in America, under the Constitution establishing three co-equal branches of government, election disputes are resolved by courts and elected lawmakers, sources said.
But, the sources said, with the pressure on Pence mounting, he concluded on Christmas Eve -- just for a moment -- that he would follow Trump's suggestion and let someone else preside over the proceedings on Jan. 6, writing in his notes that doing otherwise would be "too hurtful to my friend."
"Not feeling like I should attend electoral count," Pence wrote in his notes in late December. "Too many questions, too many doubts, too hurtful to my friend. Therefore I'm not going to participate in certification of election."
Then, sitting across the table from his son, a Marine, while on vacation in Colorado, his son said to him, "Dad, you took the same oath I took" -- it was "an oath to support and defend the Constitution," Pence recalled to Smith's investigators, sources said.
That's when Pence decided he would be at the Capitol on Jan. 6 after all
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“What did Trump see in this guy?”
I doubt that he was thrilled with MP, but took advice from bad people.
As the author, he was responsible for every comma in his book. Learn to proofread.
Mike Pence: My Son Had to Remind Me Not to Let Trump Steal the Election
If that really happened, then his son thinks he is stupid and addled.
This just reeks of fiction.
There’s nothing more un-American then voter fraud Mike.
#purplefingernow
Yep.
we had 93% voter turnout in 2020... if you believe that bs (normal is usually 66-69%)
certifying a fraudulent election is a felony.
they all have to stick to the narrative or risk going to jail.
Everyone must like trump to be honorable? And it’s not a cult?
Pence would much rather prefer that closed circles of unknown persons operating in the shadows decide what electoral votes to count.
It is a subtle attempt to put blame on courts and state legislatures for not interfering but all Pence does is to make known his own understanding of an equal failure to act, all of the above had various constitutional responsibilities, and all failed or were prevented from acting. You could also add the media who have failed in their responsibility to give a fair and balanced account of what happened. Instead they just bark when prompted by the illegitimate and widely detested regime. A watchdog barks to alert the police, not to give encouragement to the crooks (in normal times).
What was illegal.?
Instead, Bidumb st0le it.
I want to vomit. What a sanctimonious, buck-passing ahole.
“Eve made me eat the apple, Lord!”
He many not have cared about the will of the people, but his donors finally did.
Awhile ago, Ben Garrison agreed:
Pence allegedly told Smith’s team.
ABC says Pence said
Yeah that sounds real huh Moe.
Pence conveniently forgot that 100 legislators had requested that the election certification be paused for a couple of weeks so states could review their elections and decide on whether to change electors. Pence should have acquiesced to their demands.
Hence the Brunson filings alleging some 385 legislators who voted to certify the 2020 election need to be removed from their seats for illegally certifying the 2020 election. I think that action may well be on the horizon.
May 2021 property records reveal that Pence, 62, bought a seven-bedroom, 7½-bathroom house in the upscale location of Carmel — known as the luxury pinnacle in his state of Indiana. And it appears he offered more than the asking price, as it was initially listed for $1.8 million. The home was first listed on April 1 and the former VP placed an offer a week later. The sale closed on May 25. Spanning a massive 10,300 square feet, the estate sits on five acres of land and comes with all the amenities your heart desires.
Click the link for more photos of how he and Mother have profited by his career.
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