"The book, titled Retribution, cites Pence's notes from the 6 January 2021 phone call with Trump, who was purportedly trying to shame his vice-president into refusing to certify Joe Biden's victory weeks earlier. If you do that, I made a big mistake five years ago, Trump is said to have told Pence, who was his running mate when he won his first presidency in 2016. You'll go down as a wimp."
"According to Retribution, before he ultimately fulfilled his duty of certifying Biden's victory, Pence's notes maintain that he told Trump both had taken an oath to support + defend the constitution. It doesn't take courage to break the law, Pence's notes portray him as saying to Trump. It takes courage to uphold the law. The notes cited in Retribution say Trump also reportedly told Pence, You listen to the wrong people."
On January 6, 2021, as his supporters attacked the US Capitol after his 2020 election defeat, Donald Trump called Vice President Mike Pence and pressured him to refuse certifying Joe Biden's victory, calling Pence a 'wimp' if he did. Pence's notes show he told Trump both had taken an oath to support and defend the Constitution and that it takes courage to uphold the law. Trump allegedly told Pence, "You listen to the wrong people." Pence publicly certified Biden's victory, citing no legal right to overturn the result. A mob later stormed the Capitol, demanded Pence's hanging, and delayed certification. Federal authorities charged Trump with attempting to forcibly reverse the election, but the prosecution was derailed after Trump won the 2024 presidential race.
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