January 6 committee found Trump knowingly pressured Pence to reject electoral votes

Date: 2021-01-06
Entry type: investigative-finding
Current status: Conduct is recorded with the cited evidentiary status; no unstated liability is inferred.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-03

Entities and roles

Pressure campaign against Vice President Pencedocumented action or event
Donald J. Trumppresident responsible for the cited action

Claims and evidence

factreported
The House January 6 committee reported that on 2021-01-06, Donald Trump corruptly pressured Vice President Mike Pence to refuse to count electoral votes despite being told Pence lacked that authority.
- United States Government Publishing Office: Final Report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States CapitolExecutive summary and Chapter 5