Former Vice President Mike Pence’s newly disclosed notes reveal a tense phone call with Donald Trump on January 6, 2021, in which Trump warned Pence he would be remembered as a “wimp” for refusing to overturn the 2020 election results. This exchange, captured in Pence’s handwritten notes, took place just before Trump spoke at the rally that preceded the Capitol attack, where a mob sought to disrupt the certification of Joe Biden’s victory.
The notes are part of Jonathan Karl’s upcoming book, “Retribution,” which also includes Trump’s assertion that Pence was “listening to the wrong people.” Pence, defending his actions, asserted his oath to uphold the Constitution, stating, “It doesn’t take courage to break the law. It takes courage to uphold the law.” Special Counsel Jack Smith plans to use these notes as evidence in his investigation of Trump’s actions surrounding January 6, further illuminating the former president’s pressure on his vice president during a critical moment in American democracy.
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