mark short is notable because he was chief of staff to mike pence and was with the then vice president on that day when you ll recall the rioters were hunting for mike pence. . [ chanting hang mike pence ] mark short was also reported to be in key meetings just days before the insurrection when trump team lawyer john eastman was trying to convince pence to subvert the process of certifying joe biden s election. the washington post reports that two days before the riot, eastman quote made the case for pence to act during a meeting in the oval office with trump, pence, and pence s chief of staff mark short. recently pence spoke about his decision not to turn over the 2020 election. i don t know if president trump and i will ever see eye to