Mike Pence ‘Got Very Bad Advice’ About Electoral College Certification, Trump Says

Trump and several of his lawyers contend that Vice President Pence had the authority to reject electoral votes from states.
Mike Pence ‘Got Very Bad Advice’ About Electoral College Certification, Trump Says
Former president Donald Trump speaks with Tucker Carlson in a pre-recorded interview aired on debate night on Aug. 23, 2023. Tucker Carlson/X
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Former President Donald Trump told Tucker Carlson on Aug. 23 that former Vice President Mike Pence “got very bad advice” about his role in the certification of electoral votes.

Though the two men long enjoyed a good relationship, that relationship fell apart in the aftermath of Congress’s certification of electoral votes on Jan. 6, 2021, due to a disagreement on the constitutional scope of Vice President Pence’s authority over the process.