Jan 6 probe, new books lift lid on Trump's final days in office

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WASHINGTON: The Congressional investigation into the Jan 6 assault on the US Capitol by a mob loyal to Donald Trump is increasingly focusing on the former president and his top aides - and what they did before the riot. Last week, an appeals court ruled that Trump cannot block the release to investiga

WASHINGTON: The Congressional investigation into the Jan 6 assault on the US Capitol by a mob loyal to Donald Trump is increasingly focusing on the former president and his top aides - and what they did before the riot.

In mid-December, attorney John Eastman laid out for Trump a precise plan to have then vice president Mike Pence, who was to preside over the certification, exploit legal loopholes to keep Biden from moving into the Oval Office. But according to new accounts and books about Trump's last months in office, Pence simply would not say no to his boss.

"This is a highly dangerous situation. We are going to lash out for his ego?" Haspel asked Milley, according to"Peril".

 

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