Pence Said to Have Told Trump He Lacks Power to Change Election Result

By artappraiser on Tue, 01/05/2021 - 10:56pm |

At lunch with Trump today, Pence said he doesn’t believe he has the power to do what the president wants during congressional certification. But he indicated he will keep studying it up until the proceedings begin at 1 pm tomorrow. @anniekarni me https://t.co/L27CVH1QNv
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 6, 2021

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The president on Twitter lying to his supporters about what’s possible. https://t.co/FFqvw83xuO
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 5, 2021

Here’s the president’s denial of our reporting, which we stand by. pic.twitter.com/7CxaV5Eqdl
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 6, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/05/2021 - 10:57pm

Trump election fight puts Pence in no-win situation

By Jordain Carney & Brett Samuels @ TheHill.com - 01/05/21 04:48 PM EST

they also just put up a story summarizing the NYTimes story

Trump denies NYT story on Pence, Electoral College

BY BRETT SAMUELS 23M AGO

and at Politico:

Pence told Trump he doesn't have power to block certification of Biden win: report

01/05/21

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/05/2021 - 11:05pm

Pelosi names House Democratic leaders for Electoral College debate

@ TheHill.com 01/05/21 08:07 PM EST

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/05/2021 - 11:10pm

Politico:

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The effort to overturn Trump's loss may be defeated overwhelmingly while fracturing his party.

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by artappraiser on Tue, 01/05/2021 - 11:23pm

Jonathan Swan Describes How Lincoln Project Pence Ad Set Off Trump: He Was 'Enraged' https://t.co/p4IOBo5dII via @mediaite
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) January 6, 2021

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/06/2021 - 1:09am

CNN TV just now reported that Trump is expected to attack Pence vocally in a speech today, including Kaitlan Collins from the White House.

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/06/2021 - 11:05am

new on what happened with Pence today:

The president spoke to Pence this AM before the rally. Pence made clear he wasn't doing what the president wanted. The president said he was choosing to be soft. The president took off for the rally a short time later and unloaded on Pence to the crowd. https://t.co/iDEy7iVLZK
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 7, 2021

Pretty easy to ban someone who’s on lockdown at the Capitol tbh https://t.co/inAFaF3Ars
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 7, 2021

A source at the White House saw Short there today. So the ban seems porous.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 7, 2021

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/06/2021 - 9:38pm

Source close to the VP says Trump pressured Pence to engineer a coup, then put the VP and his family in danger. https://t.co/nCzD20UuQZ
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 7, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 01/07/2021 - 1:37pm

NEW — Mike Pence is planning to attend the Biden inauguration, sources tell @GabbyOrr_ and @anitakumar01 https://t.co/NK6yh3JA6a
— Sam Stein (@samstein) January 7, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 01/07/2021 - 3:20pm

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