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Pence refused to leave Capitol, suggested Insurrection Act for BLM protests: What new books say about VP

  • Recent books on Trump show new insight on VP Mike Pence.
  • Pence refuses to bow to Trump pressure to reject 2020 election results.
  • Pence suggested invoking Insurrection Act during George Floyd protests.

WASHINGTON – This summer features a spate of books offering revelations on President Donald Trump's last year in office.

Michael Wolff's “Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency,” Wall Street Journal reporter Michael Bender's “‘Frankly, We Did Win This Election’: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost," and "I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year," by Washington Post reporters Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker delved into the Trump administration's chaotic actions during 2020. 

They reveal details on former Vice President Mike Pence's role in Trump's election fraud conspiracy theories and the riot Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol. 

Here are five things we learned about Pence as a deferential vice president who finally stood up to his boss during the unprecedented aftermath of the 2020 presidential election.

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