{"id":4829,"date":"2023-08-08T17:07:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T22:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=4829"},"modified":"2023-08-08T17:07:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T22:07:21","slug":"pence-trump-trade-shots-over-january-6-capitol-riot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=4829","title":{"rendered":"PENCE, TRUMP TRADE SHOTS OVER JANUARY 6 CAPITOL RIOT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-46.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-4830\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-46.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-46.png 1000w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-46-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-46-770x487.png 770w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-46-293x185.png 293w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-46-390x246.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former President Donald Trump and his former vice president, Mike Pence, traded shots on Wednesday over the January 6 riot at the Capitol as they both seek to become the Republican Party nominee in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exchange began after Pence attacked Trump during a Fox News interview with host Martha MacCallum while discussing the federal charges against Trump that were announced Tuesday over his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut let\u2019s be clear on this point. It wasn\u2019t just that he asked for a pause. The president specifically asked me, and his gaggle of crackpot lawyers asked me to literally reject votes, which would have resulted in the issue being turned over to the House of Representatives,\u201d Pence said. \u201cAnd literally chaos would have ensued.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pence told people to read the indictment for themselves, but suggested that he had hoped the Trump would not face charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t know if the government can meet the standard, the burden of proof beyond reasonable doubt for criminal charges,\u201d he said. \u201cBut the American people deserve to know that President Trump and his advisors didn\u2019t just ask me to pause. They asked me to reject votes, return votes, essentially to overturn the election \u2014 and to keep faith with the oath that I made to the American people and to Almighty God, I rejected that out of hand, and I did my duty that day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Trump and his gaggle of crackpot lawyers asked me to reject electoral votes and chaos would have ensued. To keep faith with the oath that I made to the American people and to Almighty God, I did my duty that day. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FktUIODXCF\">pic.twitter.com\/FktUIODXCF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mike_Pence\/status\/1686839230168006656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump responded to Pence\u2019s comments in a post on social media, writing, \u201cI feel badly for Mike Pence, who is attracting no crowds, enthusiasm, or loyalty from people who, as a member of the Trump Administration, should be loving him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe didn\u2019t fight against Election Fraud, which we will now be easily able to prove based on the most recent Fake Indictment &amp; information which will have to be made available to us, finally \u2013 a really BIG deal,\u201d Trump continued. \u201cThe V.P. had power that Mike didn\u2019t understand, but after the Election, the RINOS &amp; Dems changed the law, taking that power away!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/thejeffreylord.com\/pence-trump-trade-shots-over-january-6-capitol-riot\/\">https:\/\/thejeffreylord.com\/pence-trump-trade-shots-over-january-6-capitol-riot\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump and his former vice president, Mike Pence, traded shots on Wednesday over the January 6 riot at the Capitol as they both seek to become the Republican Party nominee in 2024. The exchange began after Pence attacked Trump during a Fox News interview with host Martha MacCallum while discussing the federal charges against Trump that were announced Tuesday over his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.&nbsp; \u201cBut let\u2019s be clear on this point. 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