Pence Rebuffed Secret Service Plan To Leave Capitol, Fearing A Halt To Electoral Vote Duty
Trump reportedly asked if Mike was OK while praising insurrectionists and ripping Pence for lacking the courage to overturn the presidential election.
Former Vice President Mike Pence rebuffed Secret Service pressure to be driven away from the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection because he feared he would not be able to continue presiding over the certification by Congress of the electoral votes for president, according to a new book.
Secret Service agents feared for Pence’s life at the U.S. Capitol that day while insurrectionists were calling for the then-vice president to be “hanged” for refusing Donald Trump’s demand to reject American voters’ choice for president.
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An emotional Don Lemon presented some exclusive footage last night on CNN from Officer Michael Fanone’s own bodycam as he was on the Capitol Hill, his screams audible throughout the early portion of the video as one rioter brags, “I got one.”
Fanone pleaded with the insurrectionists to let him go. “I have kids,” Fanone told them.
He was ultimately knocked unconscious.
Fanone suffered a heart attack and a concussion during the attack and is now dealing with a traumatic brain injury and PTSD.
Since the attack, he has tried to get Republicans to acknowledge the horror of the event. Yesterday afternoon, Rep. Eric Swalwell said on Twitter, I just spoke with a very upset Officer Michael Fanone.
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Former Trump official said it took hours before the National Guard was allowed to clear the Capitol.
Chris Miller, a former acting defense secretary, was grilled by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Miller said he had a very brief conversation with Pence at 4:08 p.m. on January 6.
Trump s defense secretary testified that it took three hours from when the Capitol riot began for members of the National Guard to get authorization to clear the building clearance that didn t come until after he had spoken with Vice President Mike Pence.
At first, Chris Miller, a former acting defense secretary, testified that he gave full authorization to deploy members of the DC National Guard at 3 p.m., about two hours after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol complex.