Donald Trump's defense attorney says Trump never asked Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election but only asked Pence to 'pause' the certification to allow time to investigate concerns about election irregularities. Pence flatly denied that account.
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump's defense attorney says the former president never asked Mike Pence to overturn the will of the voters in the 2020 election, but only wanted the former vice president to "pause" the certification of votes to allow states to investigate his claims of election fraud. Those baseless claims had already been rejected by numerous courts.
"They were asking me to overturn the election. I had no right to overturn the election," Pence said on CNN's "State of the Union." Speaking on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," Lauro said Pence's testimony will show Trump believed the election was rigged and that he was listening to the advice of his attorneys when he sought to delay the certification. Pence, who appeared before the grand jury that indicted Trump, said he will comply with the law if asked to testify.
Former allies of Trump have said Trump knew he lost but spread false claims about fraud anyway. After he failed to convince state officials to illegally swing the election, Trump and his allies recruited fake electors in swing states to sign certificates falsely stating Trump had prevailed. "In 40 years of practicing law, on a case of this magnitude, I've not known a single case to go to trial before two to three years," Lauro said on CBS' "Face the Nation."
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