Trump ‘coup memo’ author asked for pardon and lobbied Pence to overturn election after the riot

By Gustaf Kilander

The lawyer pushing the theory that then-Vice President Mike Pence had the power to singlehandedly overturn the election on January 6 asked for a presidential pardon from Donald Trump and continued to urge Mr Pence to reject the election results after the attack on the Capitol, according to testimony to the House Select Committee investigating the riot.

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