The Jan. 6 Hearing Will Show That Trump S Campaign Of Pressure On Pence Contributed Directly To The Capitol Attack The Commission Said.
The commission plans to move away from the theory that Trump’s lawyer, John Eastman, said Pence had the power to overturn the election results through Trump’s weekly campaign that led to the uprising. Aides said the hearing would include new material on what Pence did on Jan. 6, including his whereabouts. The commission’s aides said they also intended to demonstrate at the hearing that there was a “continuing threat” to democracy from those who held the false impression that the 2020 election was rigged....