Charged with any crime. Will they be or there they flip on him . The testimony of former Vice President mike pence proving to be a key part of this historic indictment. Sara is off today. Im john berman with kate bolduan. This is cnn news central. Great to have you back, first of all. Thank you. Quite a day it is. This morning donald trump has been charged with trying to obstruct the peaceful transfer of power. It is unprecedented. It is historic. And it puts the nation in truly uncharted territory. Two monumental almost foundational forces directly at odds. On the one hand as peter baker of the New York Times writes, can a sitting president spread lies about an election and try to employ the authority of the government to overturn the will of the voters without consequence . On the other hand the wall street Journal Editorial Board suggests it, quote, potentially criminalizes many kinds of actions and statements by a president that a prosecutor deems to be false. We will explain how S
and who if you look at the polls do not side with mike pence, do not think that mike pence did the right thing. his ability to raise money, his ability to get support in the polls as a former vice president has been limited in part because he is on the opposite side of trump and i think a number of these republican candidates realize that and they re going to stick with trump versus pence. all right. douglas brinkley, toluse olorunnipa, thank you very much. so one indictment last night and new signs this morning that yet another against donald trump could be just days away. and what about the law enforcement officers injured while defending the capitol on january 6th? what do they now think about this historic indictment? refi at t sofi.com. you could save thousands and get to your goals faster. sofi. . get your money right.