The New York Times has revealed shocking new details about the lead-up to the January 6 insurrection. On January 5, the chief of staff of Vice President Mike Pence warned the Secret Service that Pence could face security threats because President Donald Trump was going to turn publicly against him over his refusal to overturn the election. Pence’s aide, Marc Short, conveyed the message to the vice president’s lead Secret Service agent during a meeting in the West Wing. On January 6, thousands of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, with some chanting “Hang Mike Pence.” Meanwhile, a federal grand jury has indicted former Trump adviser Peter Navarro for failing to comply with a subpoena from the House January 6 committee. The DOJ declined to charge two other former Trump officials: Mark Meadows and Dan Scavino Jr. The January 6 committee will be holding its first public hearing on Thursday night at 8 p.m. Eastern Time. Democracy Now! will be live-streaming that hearing, and we’ll have more on the January 6 probe later in the program.
Mike Pence’s Chief of Staff Warned Secret Service of Threat Posed by Donald Trump
HeadlineJun 06, 2022