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On MSNBC, Joyce Vance, Former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, identified this as one of the memorable clear-cut points, were learned from today’s 1/6 Hearing:
Eastman claimed Pence – but not Democratic VPs – could overturn elections, Pence aide says
Former President Donald Trump's lawyer John Eastman said he did not believe other vice presidents, such as Al Gore after the 2000 election or Kamala Harris after the eventual 2024 election, could overturn elections — but he wanted former then-Vice President Mike Pence to do so, Pence's former counsel Greg Jacob told the Jan. 6 committee.
"This was one of the many points that we discussed on Jan. 5. [Eastman] had come into that meeting trying to persuade us that there was some validity to his theory. I viewed it as my objective to persuade him to acknowledge he was just wrong, and I thought this had to be one of the most powerful arguments," Jacob said.
Jacob said he told Eastman, "'John, back in 2000, you weren't jumping up and saying, Al Gore had this authority to do that. You would not want Kamala Harris to be able to exercise that kind of authority in 2024, when I hope Republicans will win the election. And I know you hope that too, John.' And he [Eastman] said, 'Absolutely. Al gore did not have a basis to do it in 2000. Kamala Harris shouldn't be able to do it in 2024. But I think you should do it today.'"
www.cnn.com — June 16, 2022
Puttng it simpler still, according Trump's lawyer John Eastman, and primary coup plotter:
John Eastman agreed on Jan 5th, that VP Al Gore did NOT have the power to declare himself President back in 2000; and that VP Kamala Harris does NOT have the power to declare the President in 2024 — BUT VP Mike Pence DOES have that power now.
Just because, presumably, Trump told him to make it so. Thus the full-court press Eastman made to the Pence legal team, to get Pence to go along with the scheme, on the day before the terrible insurrection events.
If anything shows their lack of “good faith” and “just intent” — this certainly does. As well as the encouraging and incitement of violence against VP Pence, for standing up against their clearly corrupt and unconstitutional demands.
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Here is that testimony, starting at Timemark 1:30:
WATCH: Trump adviser said Dem VP can’t reject votes but Pence should ‘do it anyway,' lawyer recalls
PBS Newshour — June 16, 2022
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Here’s a behind the scenes look at what John Eastman was actively promoting, in the run up the violent events of January 6th, 2021:
jamess — Oct 24, 2021