Pence pressure finding was never tried after the federal case was dismissed under presidency policy
Reporting and findings
- dismissed
The federal case alleging pressure on Mike Pence was dismissed without prejudice after Trump's reelection because of the Justice Department's sitting-president policy; no judge or jury reached a merits verdict on the conduct documented by the January 6 committee.
- Axios: Trump's 2020 election interference case dismissed following Jack Smith requestNovember 2024 procedural dismissal and absence of a merits trial
- documented
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.
Corrects claim:batch-200:pence-electoral-count-pressure-2021
Summary and current status
The January 6 committee documented a sustained effort to make Pence reject lawful electoral votes. The later federal dismissal was procedural and did not adjudicate that congressional record.
Congressional finding stands; related federal charge dismissed without prejudice before trial.
People and organizations
- Pressure campaign against Vice President Penceexecutive action under legal and impact review
- Donald J. Trumppresident who issued the action
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumppressured vice president duringPressure campaign against Vice President Pence