“BOMBSHELL REVELATION: Pence’s Handwritten Notes Reveal Trump’s Pressure on Jan. 6!” The truth is out—read the shocking conversation everyone’s talking about! Click to see the exact words that could change everything….see more

“BOMBSHELL REVELATION: Pence’s Handwritten Notes Reveal Trump’s Pressure on Jan. 6!”
The truth is out—read the shocking conversation everyone’s talking about!
Click to see the exact words that could change everything….see more

**BOMBSHELL REVELATION: Pence’s Handwritten Notes Reveal Trump’s Pressure on Jan. 6**

In what may be one of the clearest windows yet into the internal drama that preceded the events of January 6 United States Capitol attack, newly revealed handwritten notes by Mike Pence provide a startling account of how then-President Donald J. Trump pressed him to derail the certification of the 2020 election — and how Pence repeatedly said no.

According to the forthcoming book by ABC News correspondent Jonathan Karl, Pence’s notes record a phone call on Jan. 6, 2021, at which Trump allegedly called him a “wimp” and accused him of “listening to the wrong people”. ([The Independent][1]) One notation reportedly reads: *“If you do that, I made a big mistake 5 years ago.”* ([The Daily Beast][2])

### Key revelations from the notes

* Pence’s notes include entries from December 2020 and early January 2021, documenting repeated pressure from Trump and his allies to have Pence reject or return electoral votes from certain states. ([The Independent][3])
* One note records Pence telling Trump: *“You know I don’t think I have the authority to change the outcome.”* ([The Independent][1])

* Another item shows Trump telling Pence he was “too honest” after Pence opposed a lawsuit seeking to give him sweeping powers. ([WDSU][4])
* The notes also appear to show concern within Pence’s team about the vice president’s safety: Trump’s public denunciation and the crowd chant “Hang Mike Pence” were foreshadowed in the documents. ([CBS News][5])

### Why this matters

These notes are not simply diary-scribbles. They were described in the charging documents of the Jack Smith special counsel’s investigation as “contemporaneous notes” that helped establish a timeline of pressure from Trump to Pence — pressure that courts and investigators say lacked constitutional basis. ([The Washington Post][6])

What they suggest is a private-to-public escalation: a president pressing his vice president, a legal officer repeatedly resisting, and the intersection of ambition, law, and loyalty playing out in real time. Most significantly, they offer firsthand evidence of Trump’s mindset ahead of that fateful day.

### Caveats and context

* While the notes clearly show Pence’s perspective, they are one piece of a broader puzzle. Others — including Trump’s allies, aides, secret service records, and public communications — also form part of the record.
* Trump and his defenders dispute the characterization of these actions as wrongdoing, arguing differing interpretations of constitutional authority and election processes.
* Some of the legal cases tied to Jan. 6 and related efforts have been affected by rulings on immunity or procedural issues; the full legal weight of these notes in prosecutions remains contested. ([The Independent][1])

### The bottom line

The newly revealed handwritten notes by Mike Pence expose a dramatic moment where a sitting president reportedly confronted his vice president, demanding extraordinary action. Pence’s decision to refuse — and his decision to keep the record — may turn out to be one of the most consequential choices in recent U.S. political history.

If you’d like, I can pull together a timeline of what the notes show day-by-day and compare them with public filings and testimony. Would you like that?