Trump’s latest indictment reveals Pence’s covert conversation notes.
Special Counsel Cites Mike Pence’s Contemporaneous Notes in Trump Indictment
In a Tuesday indictment of former President Donald Trump, special counsel Jack Smith highlighted the significance of “contemporaneous notes” taken by former Vice President Mike Pence during the contentious 2020 election.
The Department of Justice has charged Trump with conspiracy to defraud the United States, witness tampering, conspiracy against the rights of citizens, and obstruction of an official proceeding. The indictment, which spans 45 pages, alleges that Trump and other “conspirators” attempted to subvert the democratic process by using illegitimate slates of electors in contested states to overturn the election.
Throughout the document, Trump is referred to as the “defendant.”
Pence’s note-taking plays a crucial role in the indictment, portraying the former president as someone unwilling to relinquish power. According to the indictment, Trump was informed by advisers that he had lost the election, but he disregarded their advice and pressured Pence to refuse to certify the election on January 6, 2021.
The Department of Justice argues that Pence repeatedly rejected a plan to use alternate slates of electors from battleground states, which it deems “fraudulent.”
The indictment cites four separate conversations between Trump and Pence, which occurred between December 5, 2020, and January 3, 2021. One conversation on December 25 reveals that Pence pushed back against Trump’s request to reject electoral votes, stating, “You know I don’t think I have the authority to change the outcome.”
On December 29, Trump falsely informed Pence that the Justice Department had found major infractions, as documented in Pence’s contemporaneous notes.
In a New Year’s Day conversation, Trump allegedly berated Pence and criticized him for refusing to certify votes from states that Trump and his legal team claimed were fraudulent.
The indictment also highlights a fourth conversation on January 3, in which Trump once again told Pence that he had the absolute right to reject electoral votes and overturn the election. Pence responded by stating that he had no such authority and that a federal appeals court had rejected a lawsuit making that claim the previous day.
Pence alleged in one conversation that Trump told him, “Hundreds of thousands are gonna hate your guts.”
Throughout the indictment, Pence is mentioned by name or referred to as the “vice president” more than 100 times.
Following the indictment, Pence took to Twitter to criticize Trump, accusing him of prioritizing himself over the Constitution.
Source: The Western Journal
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