The Defendant's False Expectations That the Vice President Might Alter the Election

On January 6, starting in the early morning hours, the defendant again turned to knowingly false statements aimed at pressuring the Vice President to fraudulently alter the election. A, at 1 a.m., the defendant issued a tweet that falsely claimed, quote, if Vice President Mike Pence comes through for us, we will win the presidency. B, at 8.17 a.m,. the defendant issueda tweet that falsely stated, quote, states want to correct their votes, which they now know were based on irregularities and fraud, plus corrupt process that never received legislature approval.