Donald Trump Said 2 Chilling Words on Jan. 6 When Aide Told Him Mike Pence Was in Danger: Newly Revealed Evidence

Mar. 15, 2025

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Donald Trumpallegedly offered a stunning response when he was informed that then-Vice PresidentMike Pence’s safety was at risk during the deadlyJan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot: “So what?”

The alleged comment is one of several pieces of evidence presented in a165-page filingfrom the Justice Department that was unsealed on Wednesday, Oct. 2.

On the day of the insurrection, Pencereleased a statementhours before Congress met to certifyJoe Biden’s election victory, which informed both Trump and the public that he didn’t have the constitutional power — or any intention — to intervene with the country’s vote.

During the mayhem, Penceabsconded into a hiding place,narrowly avoiding the mobas they chanted abouthanging the vice president.

A mob of Donald Trump supporters overtake a police barrier at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty

According to the unsealed court filing, Trump was sitting in the dining room next to the Oval Office watching the riot unfold live on television as he continued to tweet.

One of the former president’s aides allegedly received a call confirming that Pence had been taken to a secure location, rushing to tell Trump the news in hopes that he’d “take action to ensure Pence’s safety.”

However, the filing alleges, “The defendant looked at him and said only, ‘So what?’ "

Prosecutors state that they did not plan to reference that interaction at trial given the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling.

Additionally, the unsealed document alleges that Trump’s advisers continuously urged him to denounce the violence at the Capitol but he declined for hours, not urging his supporters to go home until 4:17 p.m.

Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith — who led the federal Jan. 6 investigation — asserts that there is enough evidence to support that Trump can still be prosecuted, despite thelandmark Supreme Court rulingin July that granted him immunity in some circumstances.

source: people.com