US EditionBook Says Pence’s Unpublished Notes Provide New Details on Jan. 6 Interactions with Trump
Mike Pence's handwritten notes reveal Trump insulted and pressured him to block Biden's certification on Jan. 6, evidence planned for use in Special Counsel Jack Smith's case.
- In previously unpublished notes, Mike Pence, former Vice President, recorded Donald Trump, then-President, warning `If you do that, I made a big mistake 5 years ago,` as reported by Jonathan Karl based on Pence's notes.
- In the days before the certification, Donald Trump and his loyalists repeatedly pressed Mike Pence to block Joe Biden's certification, but Pence consistently rebuffed them, citing their oath to the Constitution.
- Witnesses told the House Select Committee on Jan. 6 the call grew heated, aides including Nicholas Luna recalled hearing the word wimp, and Pence's notes show a scribbled angry emoji with Trump saying `You listen to the wrong people.
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Pence Whines About Trump Calling Him a ‘Wimp’ on Jan 6.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump reportedly called former Vice President Mike Pence a “wimp” during a phone call on January 6, 2021, over Pence’s refusal to block the certification of the 2020 election results.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Donald Trump, Mike Pence, and Jonathan Karl, who revealed the details in his upcoming book, Retribution.WHEN & WHERE: January 6, 2021, during a phone call at approximately 11 AM. Eastern, hours before …
New book says Trump told Pence ‘you’ll go down as a wimp’ on Jan. 6
Mike Pence’s handwritten notes from Jan. 6, 2021, quoted Donald Trump saying the vice president would “go down as a wimp” and urging him to block certification of the 2020 presidential election. The notes, taken in Pence’s day planner, are cited in ”Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign that Changed America,” a new book by journalist Jonathan Karl. The Washington Post and The Hill reported on the book ahead of its release Tuesday. Karl used…
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The Washington PostTrump called Pence a ‘wimp’ before Jan. 6 attack, according to new notes
On the morning of Jan. 6, 2021, President Donald Trump lambasted then-Vice President Mike Pence as someone who would go down in history as a “wimp,” according to newly published details in a forthcoming book by ABC News chief Washington…
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