Former Vice President Mike Pence has confirmed that he took notes on his conversations with former President Trump leading up to the Jan. 6 riot, as Trump repeatedly pressured him to reject the res…

Former Vice President Mike Pence has confirmed that he took notes on his conversations with former President Trump leading up to the Jan. 6 riot, as Trump repeatedly pressured him to reject the results of the 2020 election during the certification in Congress.

  • chaogomu@kbin.social
    321·
    1 year ago

    Why didn’t Pence release this shit earlier? Because he thought he could get away with not doing that.

    He took the notes just in case he had to squeal, but Trump is in control of the Republican Party, so squealing like a stick piggy would mean the end of his political career.

    But squealing means possibly staying out of jail. Which would also end his political career, but that’s already sort of over already. Pence obviously thought he could salvage his career after the chants of “hang Mike Pence”.

    So Pence has been trying to walk the tightrope of getting daddy Trump to forgive him, while also trying to not go down with Trump if and when all the crimes hit the courts.

    • trainsaresexy@lemmy.world
      31·
      1 year ago

      I think it’s ok for people to want to protect themselves and are not willing to die on the sword. Maybe not in this situation, but in general. Maybe if whistleblowers had more protections.