Last year, he said in a speech that he will “always be proud that we did our part on that tragic day to reconvene the Congress and fulfilled our duty under the Constitution and the laws of the United States.” And while he has claimed the two men left the White House on amicable terms, he has acknowledged that he and Trump will likely never see “eye to eye” on what happened that day. In recent months, he has generally refrained from voluntarily discussing the 6th, but has defended his actions when pressed, saying he was abiding by his constitutional role. 6, which continue to enrage large portions of Trump’s base, posing a potential complication if he runs for president in 2024.
Pence has so far tried to thread a needle on his actions Jan.
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It also comes as a bipartisan group of lawmakers push to update the Electoral Count Act to eliminate any ambiguity about the vice president’s role. 6 committee, which has now interviewed hundreds of witnesses, issued dozens of subpoenas and obtained reams of government documents that Trump tried to keep hidden. Trump’s escalating rhetoric comes as he is under growing scrutiny from the Jan. “Men and women, if we lose faith in the Constitution, we won’t just lose elections - we’ll lose our country.” “The truth is, there’s more at stake than our party or political fortunes,” he said. The former vice president, in his remarks Friday, acknowledged the lingering anger in Trump’s base, even as he said it was time “to focus on the future.” Pence, who released a letter moments before the session got underway laying out his conclusion that he had no authority to overturn the will of the voters, was rushed to safety as some rioters chanted “Hang Mike Pence!” 6, presiding over the joint session of Congress to certify the presidential election, when a mob of Trump’s supporters violently smashed inside, assaulting police officers and hunting down lawmakers. The GOP also assailed the panel for leading a “persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse.” Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois for participating on the committee investigating the Jan. The Republican National Committee censured Reps. All have said the vote was fair.Īs Pence countered Trump in Florida, Republican officials gathered in Utah to align themselves even more closely with the former president. Trump responded in a statement late Friday night, insisting a “Vice President’s position is not an automatic conveyor if obvious signs of voter fraud or irregularities exist.” Trump’s claims of fraud have been rejected by dozens of state, local and federal elections officials, numerous judges - including some Trump appointed - and Trump’s attorney general. The audience applauded Pence’s line about beating the Democrats in the upcoming presidential election, but remained silent when Pence said earlier that “Trump is wrong.” And (Vice President) Kamala Harris will have no right to overturn the election when we beat them in 2024.” “Under the Constitution, I had no right to change the outcome of our election.
“Frankly there is no idea more un-American than the notion that any one person could choose the American president,” he added. He went on to call out those who have insisted that isn’t the case. He noted that, under Article II Section One of the Constitution, “elections are conducted at the state level, not by the Congress” and that “the only role of Congress with respect to the Electoral College is to open and count votes submitted and certified by the states. “The American people must know that we will always keep our oath to the Constitution, even when it would be politically expedient to do otherwise,” he told the group Friday.
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