WASHINGTON (AP) โ The Jan. 6 committee is plunging into Donald Trumpโs last-ditch effort to salvage the 2020 election by pressuring Vice President Mike Pence to reject the electoral count โ powers Pence didn’t have.
Thursday’s hearing is expected to focus on how Trump latched onto a strategy from conservative law professor John Eastman to pressure Pence days before the vice president was to preside over the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress to certify Joe Bidenโs election victory.
Testimony is expected from the vice presidentโs counsel, Greg Jacob, and a retired federal judge, Michael Luttig, who called the plan โincorrect at every turn.โ
