
The January 6th Hearings: #9 (10/13/22) full hearing
The Rachel Maddow Show
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President Trump's Pressure Campaign on Vice President Pence Was Unlawful
There is no doubt that President Trump's pressure campaign on Vice President Pence was significant. On the morning of January 6, President Trump called the vice president from the Oval Office and demanded that he overturn the results of the election. But as we now know, President Trump had already summoned tens of thousands of his supporters to Washington on January 6 to take back their country. We obtained a text message that one rally organizer sent on January 4. In part, it reads: "Potus is going to have us march there slash the Capitol"
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