In a new federal indictment unsealed on Tuesday, former Vice President Mike Pence is implicated in the first criminal charges against Donald Trump related to his attempts to overturn the 2020 election. The indictment draws on contemporaneous notes kept by Pence during conversations leading up to the January 6th Capitol attack, where Trump allegedly pressured Pence to support his illegal scheme to maintain power. One noteworthy exchange detailed in the indictment involved Trump telling Pence that he was “too honest” for rejecting false claims about his ability to overturn the vote. Pence, now a Republican candidate for the 2024 presidential nomination, has spent much of his campaign defending his decision to defy Trump. Despite this, he has stated that he does not believe Trump broke the law on January 6th and has questioned the motivations behind the Department of Justice’s investigation. Pence has struggled to gain traction in his campaign, with many Trump supporters blaming him for the election loss. Meanwhile, Trump critics fault Pence for enabling Trump’s actions. Whether Pence will qualify for the first 2024 GOP presidential debate remains uncertain. The indictment outlines Trump’s and his allies’ desperate efforts to retain power, including pressuring Pence to alter the election results. Trump’s false claims about Pence’s authority to change the outcome were viewed as dangerous, with concerns for Pence’s safety prompting his Secret Service detail to be alerted. The indictment also reveals Trump’s revisions to his speech on the morning of January 6th, falsely claiming that Pence had the power to send electoral votes back to the states. The speech further fueled his supporters’ false hopes and led to the Capitol attack. Despite the chaos, Pence went on to certify the election results, sealing his and Trump’s defeat.
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