Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday said that former President Donald J. Trump and his advisers had tried to get him ā€œessentially to overturn the electionā€ and that the American people needed to know it.

The remarks, made in an interview with Fox News, are some of Mr. Penceā€™s most pointed to date about what he experienced in the weeks leading up to Jan. 6, 2021, when he presided over the congressional certification of Joseph R. Biden Jr.ā€™s victory.

The indictment portrayed an attack on American democracy. Smith framed his case against Trump as one that cuts to a key function of democracy: the peaceful transfer of power. By underscoring this theme, Smith cast his effort as an effort not just to hold Trump accountable but also to defend the very core of democracy.

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    Imagine bending the knee for over two years to someone who attempted to not only overthrow the government, but who almost got you lynched in the process. The fact that Mike Pence didnā€™t promptly go back to the Whitehouse, and beat the brakes off of Donald Trump right in the Oval Office will never cease to amaze meā€¦

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      If two people with Secret Service protection throw down, can they get their detail to join in? Iā€™d pay to get that streamed live ā€¦