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A pence bombshell revelation seels grassleys fate over him helping trumps failed Jan 6 attempted coup
https://www.rawstory.com/pence-bombshell-resurfaces-old-questions-about-grassley-and-january-6-2666379350/
Pence bombshell resurfaces old questions about Chuck Grassley and January 6
An ABC News bombshell report revealing then-Vice President Mike Pence had, at one point, decided to not preside over the January 6 joint congressional session to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election is once again bringing up questions about remarks U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) had made one day before the event.
The comments were interpreted by some as him announcing that he, and not the Vice President, would be presiding over the proceedings. Grassley later denied the claim.
The ABC News report includes conversations special counsel Jack Smith’s team had in closed-door sessions with Pence, and includes the former vice president’s notes obtained from the National Archives.
“According to sources, one of Pence’s notes obtained by Smith’s team shows that, days before Pence was set to preside over Congress certifying the election results on Jan. 6, 2021, he momentarily decided that he would skip the proceedings altogether, writing in the note that there were ‘too many questions’ and it would otherwise be ‘too hurtful to my friend.’ But he ultimately concluded he had a duty to show up,” ABC News reported.
The report added that, “Sources said, with the pressure on Pence mounting, he concluded on Christmas Eve — just for a moment — that he would follow Trump’s suggestion and let someone else preside over the proceedings on Jan. 6.”
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“‘Not feeling like I should attend electoral count,’ Pence wrote in his notes in late December. ‘Too many questions, too many doubts"
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https://www.rawstory.com/pence-bombshell-resurfaces-old-questions-about-grassley-and-january-6-2666379350/
Pence bombshell resurfaces old questions about Chuck Grassley and January 6
An ABC News bombshell report revealing then-Vice President Mike Pence had, at one point, decided to not preside over the January 6 joint congressional session to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election is once again bringing up questions about remarks U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) had made one day before the event.
The comments were interpreted by some as him announcing that he, and not the Vice President, would be presiding over the proceedings. Grassley later denied the claim.
The ABC News report includes conversations special counsel Jack Smith’s team had in closed-door sessions with Pence, and includes the former vice president’s notes obtained from the National Archives.
“According to sources, one of Pence’s notes obtained by Smith’s team shows that, days before Pence was set to preside over Congress certifying the election results on Jan. 6, 2021, he momentarily decided that he would skip the proceedings altogether, writing in the note that there were ‘too many questions’ and it would otherwise be ‘too hurtful to my friend.’ But he ultimately concluded he had a duty to show up,” ABC News reported.
The report added that, “Sources said, with the pressure on Pence mounting, he concluded on Christmas Eve — just for a moment — that he would follow Trump’s suggestion and let someone else preside over the proceedings on Jan. 6.”
READ MORE: Johnson Suggests Santos May Resign – Will Indicted Congressman Try to Burn the House Down First?
“‘Not feeling like I should attend electoral count,’ Pence wrote in his notes in late December. ‘Too many questions, too many doubts"
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