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Trump was told Pence could not overturn election but still pressured him, panel hears

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Donald Trump apparently knew his scheme to try to force Mike Pence to disregard the Electoral College results electing Joe Biden president was against the law, the general counsel for Pence testified. Greg Jacob was asked in videotaped testimony whether John Eastman, a lawyer working with the former president, ever admitted in front of Trump that his proposal would violate the Electoral Count Act. "I believe he did, on the 4th," Jacob responded.

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The Independent

Trump claims he never asked Pence to overturn the election after Jan 6 hearing

Comes a day after the January 6 select committee detailed the administration’s pressure campaign for the vice president to stop certification of the 2020 election results.

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Trump pressed, threatened Pence to overturn election, panel hears

Trump has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, while repeating false accusations that he lost only because of widespread fraud.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

Trump Unleashed Mob After Vice President Rejected Election Plot: Probe Panel

Donald Trump pressured his vice president to go along with an illegal plot to overturn the 2020 US election and whipped up a mob that put his deputy's life in danger when he refused, congressional investigators and former administration aides said.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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Hindustan Times

Trump unleashed mob after vice president rejected election plot: probe

The House committee probing last year's attack on the US Capitol detailed how the former president berated Mike Pence for not going along with the scheme both knew to be unlawful -- even after being told violence had erupted as Congress was meeting to certify Joe Biden's victory.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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South China Morning Post

Capitol riot hearing: Trump unleashed mob after Pence rejected election plot

The mob storming the building came within 12 metres of the VP; Trump supporters threatened to hang Pence, even erecting a gallows outside.

2 years ago·Hong Kong

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ABC Australia

Trump was told Pence could not overturn US election, but still pressured him, January 6 panel hears

The US House of Representatives select committee is told outgoing president Donald Trump continued his pressure campaign against his vice-president even though he knew a violent mob of his supporters was threatening the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

2 years ago·Australia

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