Trump indictment takeaways: Pence ‘too honest,’ allies shrug off violence
At various points in the indictment, prosecutors break down the multiple ways Trump was informed by his aides, White House lawyers, campaign staff and state and local officials that his claims of fraud were false and had been debunked.
Trump’s attorney general and acting attorney general, top campaign directors and other senior officials directly told him specific claims were false, the indictment alleges, including that thousands of dead people had voted in Georgia and that voting machines had switched votes for Trump to Biden. At the same time, Trump privately acknowledged his loss. After the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff urged Trump to not take action on a national security issue, Trump agreed, according to the indictment.
On Dec, 25, Pence called Trump to wish him a Merry Christmas, prosecutors said. But Trump “quickly turned the conversation to January 6 and his request that the Vice President reject electoral votes that day.” Pence pushed back, telling Trump he didn’t have the authority.In another of the calls, on Jan. 1, after Pence once again said it was improper to reject the electoral votes, Trump told Pence, “You’re too honest,” according to the indictment.
The Insurrection Act allows the president to deploy the military and other federal law enforcement to suppress civil unrest, insurrection or rebellion against the government.The next day, Jan. 4, the indictment says a senior adviser to Trump warned a different co-conspirator their actions were “going to cause riots in the streets.
Trump finally issued a call to his supporters to leave the Capitol about three hours after the attack began.The indictment alleges Trump enlisted six people to help him try to overturn the 2020 election. The six people are not explicitly named, but the indictment includes details that make it possible to identify some of them.
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