eastman documented the scheme in a stunning memo obtained by the authors and shared with msnbc. and what that memo proposed was nothing short of a coup. it called for pence to site on going disputes over the slate of electors from seven states which pence would declare invalid and toss out. by cancelling the votes trump would be left for majority and pence could gavel him in with pence himself as having been reelected. if democrats object, eastman proposed sending the matter to the house where republican whose control the majority of states would have voted to reelect trump anyway. their theory it was a win, win for trump either way of course, that s not how the process is supposed to work. for one thing, eastman falsely asserted pence as vice president was the ultimate arbiter of any elections that arise. if the shoe was on the other foot, it s hard to believe any republican would be as enthusiastic about kamala harris wielding that power in 2024. while he rejected eastman s
Me @thebeat. we have all the dr. ruth out takes that didn t make air. thanks to all our guests tonight. that does it for me on the beat. time for joy reid. hi. you had me at dr. ruth out takes. have a great evening. peace. good evening. we begin the reidout with a constitutional meltdown the country avoided in january with details of another stunning plot by donald trump and his minions to defy the will of the voters. the power grab is detailed in the book peril by bob woodward and robert costa and involves johnest man. he has a plan for vice president mike pence to follow while he was presiding over the certification of the electoral vote on january 6th.