Washington Post: Trump lawyer John Eastman blamed Pence for January 6 violence by refusing to block 2020 election certification
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A lawyer for then-President Donald Trump blamed Mike Pence for causing the violence at the US Capitol on January 6 with his refusal to block Congress' certification of the 2020 election results -- as the riot was occurring and the then-vice president hid from the mob who had breached the building, the Washington Post reported.
"The 'siege' is because YOU and your boss did not do what was necessary to allow this to be aired in a public way so that the American people can see for themselves what happened," John Eastman, the lawyer with Trump's legal team, wrote to Greg Jacob, Pence's chief counsel, in an email -- referring to Trump's false claims of widespread fraud in the election, the Post reported.
The Post reported that the email was sent as Pence, who had been presiding over the Senate's vote count, and his team were sheltering in place in a secure location in the Capitol complex. Rioters had stormed the building and were chanting "hang Mike Pence."
A statue of Christopher Columbus has been erected outside of an ornate federal office building on the White House grounds — the latest sign of the Trump administration’s efforts to reshape cultural and historical representations across the nation’s capital.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, speaking in JD Vance’s home state of Ohio on Saturday, tore into the vice president, questioning his Appalachian roots and telling voters they “deserve better.”
President Donald Trump has said ICE agents will head to US airports tomorrow amid a partial government shutdown. Follow for live updates
Cuba is working to restore the electricity supply after another island-wide blackout left more than 10 million people without power.
President Donald Trump said Sunday border czar Tom Homan will be in charge of deploying Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to airports on Monday, with Homan telling CNN the agents will help with security at entrances and exits to ease the Transportation Security Administration’s workload.
Donald Trump wants us to believe that a deal with Cuba is close at hand. After this past week, I am not so sure.
President Donald Trump has said ICE agents will head to US airports tomorrow amid a partial government shutdown. Follow for live updates
President Donald Trump said Sunday border czar Tom Homan will be in charge of deploying Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to airports on Monday, with Homan telling CNN the agents will assist with security at entrances and exits to ease TSA workload amid a partial government shutdown.
Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.
Why do people “pledge allegiance” to a “state” that is no longer a state? And what spurs someone to not just attack innocent people, but to then make a statement of loyalty while doing so?
A Supreme Court case examining state deadlines for election ballots sent in the mail is just the tip of the spear in President Donald Trump’s war on mail-in voting.
As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.
Donald Trump wants us to believe that a deal with Cuba is close at hand. After this past week, I am not so sure.