Robert Costa

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Robert Costa @costareports

Eastman’s memo, which we reported & excerpted in “Peril,” gave Trump the blueprint, a cover, to pressure VP to refuse to oversee the certification and join him in pushing for a delay. Since DOJ refused to echo fraud claims, then supposed alternate electors became the next play. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 15, 2022

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Robert Costa @costareports

(thread) Thursday’s hearing will focus on how an American president tried to weaponize the vice presidency to try to stay in power. Use the VP to scramble the certification in Congress. It was a final, strained gambit after losing in court. It was convoluted. But it happened. https://t.co/Mwa6p1S6x2 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 15, 2022

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Dec. 30: Bannon talks by phone w/ Trump, urges focus on 6th/VP Jan. 2: Eastman memo circulated by WH to Lee, others Jan. 4: VP confronted by Eastman, Trump in Oval Jan. 5: Trump 1-on-1 w/ VP. “Mike, you can do this.” — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 15, 2022