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Kamala Warns Trump About 2025 Jan 6th

The details of Trump’s 2020 strategy were defined by attorneys like John Eastman and Ken Chesebro, both of whom have faced criminal prosecution alongside Trump. They argued that after the election, Vice President Pence had the authority to refuse to count dozens of Biden’s electors. Their proposal was for Pence to send the contest back to states with Republican-controlled legislatures to consider replacing Biden’s electors with pro-Trump alternatives.

Pence and his allies strongly resisted this effort, partly because it would set a dangerous precedent that could be used by a future Democratic vice president, such as Harris, should she be in that role in 2025. Given Harris’ recent rise as the likely Democratic nominee, they see their decision as validated.

“The logical absurdity of the argument that the vice president can choose which slates of electors to accept or reject is that the same proponents wouldn’t want to consider the consequences of a Democrat vice president,” said Marc Short, Pence’s former chief of staff. “That’s exactly the situation we face now.”

As vice president, Harris holds the title of “president of the Senate,” a largely ceremonial role best known for breaking ties on legislation and executive or judicial nominees. However, this position also requires her to oversee the counting of Electoral College votes during a constitutionally mandated joint session of Congress on January 6 following the presidential election. Unless she recuses herself, Harris is expected to fulfill this duty.

Days before January 6, 2021, Short and Greg Jacob, Pence’s former legal counsel, warned of the dangers of giving Democrats similar powers to overturn future elections. They argued that Pence simply did not have the authority to take such drastic measures to overturn the election and that the framers of the Constitution never intended to vest such extraordinary power in one individual.

In testimony to the House’s January 6 select committee, both men stated that Trump and his allies ignored the potential consequences of a future scenario where Democrats could exploit the same strategy.

“Are you really saying, John, that Al Gore could have just declared himself the winner of Florida and moved along?” Jacob recalled asking Eastman on January 4, 2021.

“Well, no, no, there wasn’t enough evidence for that,” Eastman replied, according to Jacob. Eastman acknowledged that if the vice president had such authority, it would prevent any future party changes, allowing the same party to win continuously. He admitted that he didn’t think Kamala Harris should have that authority in 2024.


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