House Republican Tells a Shocked Manu Raju That Mike Pence ‘Wasn’t Really in Peril on Jan. 6’
By Jamie Frevele,
14 hours ago
CNN’s Manu Raju was stunned after his guest Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) said that former Vice President Mike Pence “wasn’t really in peril” on January 6 while protestors chanted “Hang Mike Pence” outside the Capitol.
The conversation stemmed from what was inside special prosecutor Jack Smith’s new unsealed indictment against former President Donald Trump and his attempt to overturn the 2020 election. Part of Smith’s evidence included an account of a Trump aide informing then-President Trump that Pence had to be moved to a secure location as the Capitol was breached by violent rioters . Pence had been certifying the results of the 2020 election that Trump lost to President Joe Biden . Trump’s response to his VP’s safety was: “So what?”
Raju, filling in for Dana Bash , asked Mast about the exchange, and Mast severely downplayed the evidence contained in the indictment as well as the events of the January 6 insurrection:
Mast: I don’t think that that should be categorized as anything other than hyperbole right there. He had said–
Raju: I think it’s based on the evidence that the prosecutors found, though.
Mast: He had Secret Service protection. Now at that time, we thought that Secret Service protection was the gold standard of protection and they would be keeping him safe. He was under protection. Okay. He’s being brought to a secure facility . Okay. That’s something that’s being done. It doesn’t really require a great deal of thought. And he wasn’t really in peril. That’s the truth of the situation.
Raju: They were saying “Hang Mike Pence” in the Capitol. You don’t think his life was in peril?
Mast: No, his life wasn’t really in peril. He was protected by Secret Service. That is a fact. And the people that came to the Capitol — as we know, it doesn’t like to get reported — the president told them to go there peacefully, not anything otherwise. But the unsealing of these documents by Jack Smith, that’s — clearly it’s political. That’s the point I would make, number one, this has political intentions. They want to affect November 5th.
I watched every minute of the January 6 Committee. It included oftèn riveting testimony, documents, texts, emails & recordings provided by Republicans, not DemoRats or Libtards. Live testimony given by those who were in the know, in the rooms, Trumps insiders and confidante's, his own hand picked Officers, staffers, and council. The hearing broadcasts I watched showed each day's hearing from start to stop without any "spin" or commentary...like watching unfiltered C-Span for 6 or more hours each day. Faux News wouldn't show it, talking heads just made typical propaganda smears, jokes and conspiracy remarks on their opinion shows spinning it as a liberal lynching of their dear leader, until the final day, which I believe was broadcast in its entirety on Faux once testimony ended. It's all permanently etched in American Presidential History, including his impeachment. He left office with the worst final approval rating of any modern President, including Nixon and Carter.
Pam Fauble
1h ago
no they were just yelling hang Mike Pence and put up a gallows and they didn't beat the police officers or spray them with bear spray and didn't trash the capital they were just tourists BULL SH..T
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