A successful coup d'état was much closer than we understood. Vice President Mike Pence said "no" to Trump. And then he defied his Secret Service detail. As I had understood the 11-week period between the 2020 election and Biden's inauguration, an intransigent and largely-isolated Trump had an outrageous plan to deny the results of the election. It culminated in a mob attacking the Capitol. Trump was aided by a few lawyers and spokespeople who had a Keystone Cops quality as they cast about for evidence of fraud. They made wild and defamatory accusations that repeatedly failed in the courts. The effort failed.
Democracy, as we know it, is fragile indeed. Perhaps I owe Mike Pence a little more respect, but just a little.
Have any texts or emails been uncovered indicating an order from the White House to take VP Pence far away?
Several were conveniently deleted.