Former President Trump (pictured left) was indicted for allegedly inciting his supporters to attack Congress in an attempt to overturn his defeat in the 2020 US presidential election. It details the fact that the former president was persistently urging former Vice President Pence (right) not to recognize Biden’s victory. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump has been indicted for allegedly inciting his supporters to attack Congress in an attempt to reverse his 2020 election loss, according to an indictment filed on Thursday. , The fact that the former president was relentlessly urging former Vice President Pence not to recognize Mr. Biden’s victory is detailed.
On Christmas Day in December 2020, Pence called Trump to congratulate him, but Trump quickly shifted the topic to the presidential election, announcing the election results on January 6, 2021. Request to refuse official recognition. “I don’t think I have the authority to change the outcome of the election,” Pence said.
Then, on January 1st of the new year, Trump will call Pence and file a lawsuit demanding that the Vice President refuse to officially certify the election or grant states the power to remand the results. When he learned that he was against the
At the time, Pence said that such powers were inappropriate and had no constitutional basis.
After all, on January 6, 2021, the former president’s supporters stormed Congress, and although the confirmation of the election results was delayed, Mr. Pence and the congressional leadership finally declared Mr. Biden’s victory.
Pence, who is running for president next year, said in a statement on Tuesday that Trump’s indictment “is an important reminder that anyone who tried to put the former president above the U.S. It’s that he shouldn’t be the president of
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2023-08-02 22:38:00
