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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    Oh, yes, D.C. National Guard troops finally did respond because they are not bound by Posse Comitatus, but they also couldnā€™t do it without Presidential authority.

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      Presidential authority

      Trump never approved of this.

      IIRC, the rumor is that Mike Pence called in the military.


      I certainly disagree with Mike Penceā€™s politics. But we gotta give Mike Pence credit for taking action (albeit hours late, and when his own life was on the line due to the rioters). Its the bare minimum to get things done, but Jan 6th would be even worse than it was if Mike Pence didnā€™t request military assistance by 5pm or so.

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      Convicted Sex Offender Treason Trumpā€™s Secretary of the Army put out an order on Jan 5 that no troops could be redeployed without his order, then he made him unavailable on Jan 6.