Fmr. Pence COS On Jan. 6 Committee's Claim Trump, Allies In 'Criminal Conspiracy'

NBC's Peter Alexander is joined by the former Chief of Staff to Vice President MIke Pence Marc Short to discuss the January 6. committee's claims that Former President Trump and campaign members were involved in a criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election.

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[allthingstravon]

the media needs to do better. STOP LETTING THESE PEOPLE AVOID ANSWERING QUESTIONS! OUR DEMOCRACY WILL PAY FOR IT

[kimwelch]

He got bad advice from people he hired to give him bad advice. If a lawyer tells you to break the law, and you do, then you are the one that goes to jail not the lawyer. Ignorance of the law is no excuse.

[garymathews]

nothing is privileged when people are trying to over throw a election

[holyland]

He didn't get bad advice. He deliberately demanded bad advice. He had good advice from his own counsel, his own AG, his own VP but he chose to demand bad advice from whomever would give it.

[philhogan]

The only thing this guy said that I agree with was about not buying Russia's oil.
However, if the price of oil then goes up, you can bet Republicans will immediately attack Biden about it.

[SourDoughBill]

Just because someone seeking to rob a bank got bad advice doesn't make the attempted robbery a non-event or him not a criminal.

[kathyjones]

If you won't press those criminals harder on answering questions. Then don't have them on. Seems you really just let them have a platform to excuse themselves from their crimes.

[SS-hzjo]

Letting this interviewee dodge questions is avoidable. He’s effectively a “plant” and should not be allowed a platform.

[bbranett]

I will never want to see somebody executed. I feel traitors should be locked up, censured and never heard from again. Those people should be erased from history.

[nicolepsy]

Whenever you hear someone say "honestly", it implies that they're lying about everything else.

[patrickm]

We are dealing with an unprecedented situation when the Capitol building was attacked during the counting of the electoral college. So do us a favor and have Pence testify!

[SourDoughBill]

Someone intimately involved with Trump and his administration, and with the stench all over him, says he thinks it's a stretch. Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!

[fademejake]

Saying that the 6th committee isn't fair because Jim Jordan was not included is like saying that Charles Manson's trial was not fair because Squeaky Fromme was not on the jury.

[janetcoutinho]

Why aren't you calling him out on the lies!!??

[deborahwade]

Trump hired people who would give him the advice he wanted to hear. If they didn't, they were gone.

[happytraveller]

Dude, please. I would rather pay a whole dollar more per gallon for gasoline if needed so that not one f-ing penny gets in the pocket of ANY of the Russian oil and gas crime lords. This is gonna hurt everyone and Mr. Biden shared that honesty with the country during the SOTU address. You think sanctions can be tossed around without some blowback? Which side of freedom and democracy are YOU on??? I understand that not everyone can pay the extra cost at the pump; neither can America pay the price of being a vassal of the newly re-formed Soviet Union if, God forbid, Putin gets his way...

[tricky]

You just have to listen to Trump’s words to know that he is guilty. He has screwed up on this plain and simple.

[paullongobardi]

How could Trump have gotten bad or poor advice. Trump always bragged about having the “best” people around him.

[rickfries]

it was NOT "poor advice" given to trump - trump sought such advice and was committed to following that "poor advice" with eyes wide-open! political spin is what we keep hearing from the right along with out-right lies. wake people.

[hifinsword]

Rejecting the very people that will most likely be called to testify for their actions and words in the 6 Jan. investigation, is absolutely correct. Putting prime suspects of a crime, in charge of investigating themselves, is complete nonsense!