A retired federal judge testified on Thursday that Donald Trump's demand for Mike Pence to reject the results of the 2020 US election would have triggered a 'revolution' had the vice president obeyed:
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi tears up a copy of the State of the Union address that US President Donald J. Trump delivered, as US Vice President Mike Pence looks on, in Washington, DC, on 4 February 2020.A retired federal judge testified on Thursday that Donald Trump's demand for Mike Pence to reject the results of the 2020 US election would have triggered a "revolution" had the vice president obeyed.
Liz Cheney, vice chair of the committee, described Mr Eastman as the architect of a "nonsensical theory" he knew was based on false claims. Mr Eastman's theory, essentially, was that Mr Pence had the power to reject states' results due to allegations of fraud.Donald Trump became 'detached from reality,' former attorney-general tells US Capitol riot probe
The insurrection took place two days later, delaying Congress from certifying the election results for several hours.