Pence refused to leave Capitol during riot: book
BY CELINE CASTRONUOVO - 07/16/21 10:50 PM EDT
Pence refused to leave Capitol during riot: book
Former Vice President Mike Pence reportedly pushed back on orders from his security detail to leave the Capitol on Jan. 6 as supporters of former President Trump stormed the building in protest of Congress certification of President Bidens election win.
According a Washington Post-published excerpt of the forthcoming book, I Alone Can Fix It, by reporters Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, Pence expressed hesitancy to leave the Capitol, fearing it would only fulfill the wishes of Trump supporters angered by the vice presidents refusal to overturn the results of the election.
Trump had repeatedly urged Pence to contest Biden's electoral win, though the reporters noted that Pence continuously pushed back, noting that he had no Constitutional authority to make such a move.
As rioters began storming the Capitol, Trump tweeted, Mike Pence didnt have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution.
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