Jan. 6 panel probes Trump’s ‘last-ditch’ effort to pressure Pence to reject 2020 election results

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Published
June 16, 2022

Jan. 6 panel probes Trump’s ‘last-ditch’ effort to pressure Pence to reject 2020 election results

The panel is reconvening for a third hearing, plunging into Donald Trump’s last-ditch effort to salvage the 2020 election by pressuring Vice President Mike Pence to reject the electoral count.
Published
February 4, 2022

Pence says Trump was ‘wrong’ in saying vice president could overturn election

The former vice president addressed Donald Trump's intensifying efforts this week to advance the false narrative that Pence could have done something to prevent Joe Biden from taking office.
Published
December 9, 2021

Pence navigates Trump’s shadow during New Hampshire visit

Former Vice President Mike Pence talks up his and Donald Trump's time in office and insists the 2 parted ways on good terms, even though Pence's life was threatened by Trump supporters at the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Published
June 25, 2021

Pence says he’s proud of his role certifying 2020 election results

Former Vice President Mike Pence is defending his role in certifying the results of the 2020 election for Pres. Biden and says he is proud of his own actions on Jan. 6.
Published
April 30, 2021

Eyeing 2024, Pence says he’ll push back on ‘liberal agenda’

The choice of South Carolina for the former vice president's first public address since the end of the Trump administration has definite political overtones.
Published
January 7, 2021

Senior officials have discussed removing Trump under the 25th Amendment. Here’s how that could work.

Some politicians and experts argue that Trump has met the standards for removing a president.
Published
January 6, 2021

Pence defies Trump, says he can’t reject electoral votes

In the days before Wednesday's joint session of Congress, Trump has pressured his vice president to toss electors from battleground states that voted for Joe Biden.
Published
January 5, 2021

How Congress will count Electoral College votes Wednesday

Wednesday’s congressional joint session to count electoral votes is taking on added importance this year
Published
December 31, 2020

Analysis: Can Mike Pence stop Joe Biden from becoming president?

The vice president will preside over Congress's Jan. 6 confirmation of results that Joe Biden won the presidential election, but his role is administrative.
Published
December 18, 2020

Pence, leaders in Congress get COVID vaccine; Trump absent

The public displays come as top U.S. health officials try to persuade Americans who may be skeptical of the vaccinations to get them to pave the way for the end of the pandemic.