International
Trump Put Pence In Danger To Discredit Election – Panel
-
Supporters of then-President Trump, a Republican, stormed Congress on 6 January 2021 in a bid to thwart certification of Joe Biden’s White House election victory
- The committee has accused Trump of an attempted coup to remain in power
EDITOR’S PICK
- Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As Putin Unleashes Cruise Missiles In Ukraine
- Elon Musk Stages $43bn Hostile Takeover Of Twitter
- Ukraine Crisis: Russia In Retreat As Putin Appears To Admit Defeat In Battle For Kiev
EKO HOT BLOG reports that former US President Donald Trump put his Vice-President Mike Pence in danger during the Capitol riot as he illegally pressured him to quash the 2020 election, says a congressional panel.
Lawmakers have heard from Pence aides who described White House efforts to reject President Joe Biden’s victory.
US democracy “withstood Trump’s scheme” because Pence refused to bow to Trump, said chairman Bennie Thompson.
The committee has accused Trump of an attempted coup to remain in power.
Supporters of then-President Trump, a Republican, stormed Congress on 6 January 2021 in a bid to thwart certification of Joe Biden’s White House election victory.
Trump has slammed the panel as a “kangaroo court” conceived to distract Americans from the “disaster” of Democratic governance ahead of November’s mid-term elections.
Trump has slammed the panel as a “kangaroo court” conceived to distract Americans from the “disaster” of Democratic governance ahead of November’s mid-term elections.
On Thursday, the Democratic-led committee focused in their third public hearing on the constitutional process by which presidents are elected.
FURTHER READING:
- Ukraine Crisis: Powerful Explosions Rock Kyiv After Russian Warship Sinks
- Ukraine Crisis: US To Give Heavier Weapons To Ukraine As Russia Plans Next Assault
- Ukraine Crisis: Russian Soldiers Raping Many More Ukrainian Women, Says MP
Trump had publicly made the claim – deemed bogus by legal scholars and Pence’s aides – that vice-presidents have the power to halt the congressional certification of the election.
Greg Jacob, then-counsel to Pence, testified to the committee that “our review of text, history and frankly just common sense” confirmed that his boss did not have the authority to overturn the election results.
Click to watch our video of the week
Advertise or Publish a Story on EkoHot Blog:
Kindly contact us at [email protected]. Breaking stories should be sent to the above email and substantiated with pictorial evidence.
Citizen journalists will receive a token as data incentive.
Call or Whatsapp: 0803 561 7233, 0703 414 5611
