Capitol Attack Hearings: Trump's Pursuit of an Illegal Plan - and Harassment of Mike Pence - EA WorldView

Jun 17, 2022 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -50% Medium Liberal

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  • Policy Leaning

    -26% Medium Liberal

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"The Committee presented a January 11, 2021 from Eastman to Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani seeking a pardon from Trump -- an indication that Eastman knew he might face criminal prosecution, trial, and conviction over the plan."
Negative
-68% Liberal
"On the morning of January 6, Trump called Pence in his official residence."
Positive
14% Conservative
"On the morning of January 6, Trump called Pence in his official residence."
Positive
14% Conservative
"He told them of his morning conversation calling for Pence's courage: I hope Mike is going to do the right thing."
Positive
14% Conservative
"He told them of his morning conversation calling for Pence's courage: I hope Mike is going to do the right thing."
Positive
14% Conservative
"I hope so, because if Mike Pence does the right thing, we win the election."
Positive
12% Conservative
"Summarizing the testimony, documents, and videos from the session, Committee chair Beie Thompson of Mississippi said:"
Positive
10% Conservative
"Trump continued his attempt even as the invaders of the Capitol threatened the lives of Pence and legislators, testimony established in the three-hour session."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"Trump: Mike Pence Didn't Have the CourageJacob explained that in early December -- before Eastman circulated his memorandum proposing how to block the certification of Biden's Electoral College victory -- Pence began inquiries about his powers and duties overseeing the Congressional session."
Positive
0% Conservative
"Trump: Mike Pence Didn't Have the CourageJacob explained that in early December -- before Eastman circulated his memorandum proposing how to block the certification of Biden's Electoral College victory -- Pence began inquiries about his powers and duties overseeing the Congressional session."
Positive
0% Conservative
"Jacob said Pence described the proposal as rubber room stuff."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"Rep. Pete Aguilar of California said that in his deposition to the Committee, Eastman asserted his 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination a hundred times."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"The former President wanted Pence to reject the votes and either declare Trump the wier or send the votes back to the states to be counted again."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"Inside the Capitol, attackers read out the tweet as some of them shouted, Hang Mike Pence!Told about the chant, Trump told aides, Maybe our supporters have the right idea."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"Inside the Capitol, attackers read out the tweet as some of them shouted, Hang Mike Pence!Told about the chant, Trump told aides, Maybe our supporters have the right idea."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"Donald Trump wanted Mike Pence to do something no other Vice President has ever done."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"Donald Trump wanted Mike Pence to do something no other Vice President has ever done."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"In video testimony, Ivanka Trump said her father took a different tone with the Vice President, calling him the p-word and chiding his lack of courage."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"On January 5, Trump issued a statement that he and Pence were in total agreement that the Vice President has the power to act to overturn the election."
Negative
-18% Liberal
"On January 5, Trump issued a statement that he and Pence were in total agreement that the Vice President has the power to act to overturn the election."
Negative
-18% Liberal
"So on January 6, in a speech outside the White House, Trump derided his Vice President and told the crowd to Stop the Steal -- at the same time that his supporters was preparing to assault the Capitol."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"Pence held firm that he did not have the authority to block the confirmation of Biden."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"So Trump improvised in his speech to supporters."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"Eastman initially said that two of nine Supreme Court justices would support his argument, but he gave way to Jacob's assurance that the Court would unanimously rule against Trump."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"See also Trump Admits Plot for Pence to Overturn Biden's Election"
Negative
-28% Liberal
"Mike Pence said no."
Negative
-28% Liberal
"Trump's plot -- including sustained pressure on Vice President Mike Pence to stop the Congressional confirmation on January 6, 2021, the day of the Capitol Attack -- was detailed in the third day of the House select committee's hearings on Thursday."
Negative
-40% Liberal
"Trump's plot -- including sustained pressure on Vice President Mike Pence to stop the Congressional confirmation on January 6, 2021, the day of the Capitol Attack -- was detailed in the third day of the House select committee's hearings on Thursday."
Negative
-40% Liberal
"The Vice President quickly concluded that he had no power to intervene, but Trump continued in his constitutional mischief, according to Michael Luttig, a retired federal appeals judge who advised Pence."
Negative
-40% Liberal
"The Vice President quickly concluded that he had no power to intervene, but Trump continued in his constitutional mischief, according to Michael Luttig, a retired federal appeals judge who advised Pence."
Negative
-40% Liberal
"As his supporters attacked the Capitol, Trump tweeted:Mike Pence didn't have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution, giving States a chance to certify a corrected set of facts, not the fraudulent or inaccurate ones which they were asked to previously certify."
Negative
-40% Liberal
"As his supporters attacked the Capitol, Trump tweeted:Mike Pence didn't have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution, giving States a chance to certify a corrected set of facts, not the fraudulent or inaccurate ones which they were asked to previously certify."
Negative
-40% Liberal
"The hearings confirmed that Trump lawyer John Eastman led the effort, repeatedly telling Pence's aides that Vice President should either throw out Biden's electors or suspended proceedings so state delegations re-examined their popular votes."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"The hearings confirmed that Trump lawyer John Eastman led the effort, repeatedly telling Pence's aides that Vice President should either throw out Biden's electors or suspended proceedings so state delegations re-examined their popular votes."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"The hearings confirmed that Trump lawyer John Eastman led the effort, repeatedly telling Pence's aides that Vice President should either throw out Biden's electors or suspended proceedings so state delegations re-examined their popular votes."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"After Pence had been moved to a secure location, Jacob e-mailed Eastman, Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege."
Negative
-44% Liberal
"But Trump's lawyer doubled down on the plot, blaming Pence for not cooperating and calling on his staff to adjourn Congress for 10 days so state legislatures could reconsider their Electoral College votes."
Negative
-44% Liberal
"But Trump's lawyer doubled down on the plot, blaming Pence for not cooperating and calling on his staff to adjourn Congress for 10 days so state legislatures could reconsider their Electoral College votes."
Negative
-44% Liberal
"The Committee presented a January 11, 2021 from Eastman to Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani seeking a pardon from Trump -- an indication that Eastman knew he might face criminal prosecution, trial, and conviction over the plan."
Negative
-52% Liberal
"The Committee presented a January 11, 2021 from Eastman to Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani seeking a pardon from Trump -- an indication that Eastman knew he might face criminal prosecution, trial, and conviction over the plan."
Negative
-52% Liberal
"Pence's chief of staff, Marc Short, said he told Trump aide Jason Miller -- who wrote the statement with Trump's input -- I was irritated and expressed displeasure that a statement could have gone out that misrepresented the Vice President's viewpoint without consultation."
Negative
-68% Liberal
"Pence's chief of staff, Marc Short, said he told Trump aide Jason Miller -- who wrote the statement with Trump's input -- I was irritated and expressed displeasure that a statement could have gone out that misrepresented the Vice President's viewpoint without consultation."
Negative
-68% Liberal
"Pence's chief of staff, Marc Short, said he told Trump aide Jason Miller -- who wrote the statement with Trump's input -- I was irritated and expressed displeasure that a statement could have gone out that misrepresented the Vice President's viewpoint without consultation."
Negative
-68% Liberal

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16% :The Committee presented a January 11, 2021 from Eastman to Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani seeking a pardon from Trump -- an indication that Eastman knew he might face criminal prosecution, trial, and conviction over the plan.

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