The House Jan. 6 Committee on Thursday zeroed in on former President Trump’s pressure campaign on then-Vice President Mike Pence to delay or overturn the 2020 presidential election, characterizing it as an illegal scheme.
The committee aimed to show that Mr. Trump and his allies continued to prod Mr. Pence to refuse to certify the election, despite warnings from legal advisers that the plan would violate federal law. The pressure campaign put the vice president in direct aim of Capitol rioters and placing democracy itself on a razor’s edge, witnesses and lawmakers said.
“[Mr. Trump] latched on to a scheme that, once again, he knew was illegal,” Rep.