Trump Told Pence Certifying Election on Jan. 6 Would Kill His Career: Valet

Transcript released after being withheld by former Jan. 6 panel.

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence stand together during a campaign rally in Sunrise, Fla., on Nov. 26, 2019. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Then-President Donald Trump offered a warning to his vice president, Mike Pence, on Jan. 6, 2021, according to a newly released transcript.

Certifying the election would be a “career killer,” a White House valet recalled President Trump saying.