A new book shines fresh light on the final days of the Trump administration, when a top general feared the president had gone into 'serious mental decline.'
Although Pence ultimately did not move to stop the proceedings, “Peril” claims that he tried finding rationale for acquiescing to Trump’s demands ― and found none. The vice president oversees the congressional certification process, but the role is largely ceremonial.
Among the most harrowing revelations in “Peril” are the efforts made by the nation’s top military general to ensure that Trump would not take reckless military action in the days following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. On Jan. 8, the general reportedly called a secret meeting at the Pentagon with other senior officials. He reminded them of the official process for ordering military action, which must involve the chairman of the Joint Chiefs.
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