Home What We are Talking About Jan. 6 panel is told that Trump indicated support for hanging Pence during insurrection

Jan. 6 panel is told that Trump indicated support for hanging Pence during insurrection

0
Jan. 6 panel is told that Trump indicated support for hanging Pence during insurrection

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol collected testimony that then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows remarked to others that then-President Donald Trump indicated his support for hanging Vice President Mike Pence after rioters who stormed the Capitol on that day started chanting “Hang Mike Pence!”

The account of Meadows’s comment characterizing Trump’s reaction to his vice president was provided to the committee by at least one witness, according to people familiar with the investigation — but those people did not describe the tone with which the comment was made. They spoke on the condition of anonymity to be more candid about a sensitive topic.

Read the rest of the story at The Washington Post