Fmr. Pence Chief of Staff: There wasn’t the ‘infrastructure’ to shield Trump from ‘crackpot lawyers’

Liz Cheney has published a new book, which includes details of a January 4th phone call in which Trump lawyers were briefing surrogates about January 6th, suggesting Pence could refuse to certify the election. Marc Short, former Chief of Staff to then-Vice President Mike Pence, joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss concerns among the Pence team in the days leading up to the January 6th insurrection. “What we ended up with on January 6, in some ways, was a reflection of not having the same voice of conservatives around him that he had had for the first three and a half years and I think that is more representative of what perhaps a second term could look like,” Short says “We were privy to a lot of conversations with, I think, some crackpot lawyers…there really wasn't that sort of infrastructure around him that would help to shield and protect from people who really, you know, should not have been in the President's whispering in the president's ear at that point.”


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Fmr. Pence Chief of Staff: There wasn’t the ‘infrastructure’ to shield Trump from ‘crackpot lawyers’

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[davidguelette]

Apparently Mr Short doesn't believe Trumps actual record either. The things he's done aren't hyperbole, they're documented fact.

[JohnnyRelentless]

When someone tells you who they are, believe them. If you dismiss Trump's words by calling him just a provocateur, you're part of the threat.

[JL-dwjd]

I saw this man talking while he was in power and I found him to be really quite a disgusting person because of the views he expressed and the way he expressed them. A brute. Dont believe anything he says.

[timadamson]

Dude thinks conservatives are the ones with integrity. They're the ones who kicked out Cheney. He's delusional.

[MarkJohnson-zfjj]

Short is short on ethics legality and morality

[jc-etqk]

Trump has given every reason for anyone with any sense to suspect he wants to be a dictator

[skippysimon]

trump is the worst thing to ever happen to america...

[therock]

This guy wants to be a head guy in the SS.

[lorenzojohnson]

He’s knows what this man is saying and is with him

[rodneyc]

When someone tells you who they are believe them. Mark Short is one of those people sleepwalking as Cheney described.

[SiloSoundStudios]

Hes proud of trumps record??? His criminal record?

[elaineisabelle]

Sounds like he's wanting a position in the Trump Whitehouse. How disgusting.

[niclewis]

It's humiliating the way they make Trump out to be so stupid and gullible. Like he's an endless victim not the Architect of his own corrupt actions.

[ArtemAndrusov]

Why do you ever bring such a person to your show? It is not about providing "another opinion", it is about downplaying the extreme danger our country faces. He is literally used your platform as a candidate in a recruiting event for Trumps authoritarian cabinet

[tomcassidy]

Pence ... they tried to hang me ... but i need their votes

[allanfitzhugh]

Until now I thought that Mark Short was a levelheaded guy who understood the challenge for the country. Liz Cheney is right. I don’t really know what to say about Mr. Short’s incredibly naive comment

[tomcassidy]

they are running flipper reruns this week .. in honor of trump lawyers

[peterdeij]

Short should know better. He probably does know better but is still interested in a political career. Sad to see US politics this depraved. I am sorry if you feel offended by this foreign observer.

[hobartw]

Chaney is a great anti-Trump spokesperson. God bless her.

[nevarcruz]

guess they don`t care about the Constitution anymore🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮