John Eastman put forward the idea that Pence could throw out the election results and instead recognize “alternate electors” supporting Trump. But only Pence can speak firsthand about his conversations with the former president and his close advisers.
Pence, who is considering running for president in 2024, has in interviews repeatedly condemned Trump for tweeting in the middle of the Capitol attack that the vice president “didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done.”
That “reckless” message “endangered me and my family and everyone at the Capitol building,” Pence has said.
