Trump VP contender Tim Scott doesn't want to talk about vice president's role in certifying election ( apnews.com )

Sen. Tim Scott, a potential running mate if Donald Trump becomes the Republican presidential nominee, is treading carefully on questions about whether he would have certified the 2020 election had he been vice president at that time.

On Jan. 6, 2021, about two months after Trump lost the White House, then-Vice President Mike Pence defied his boss and refused to use his largely ceremonial role in overseeing the election certification process to block Democrat Joe Biden’s victory. Pence went forward with ratification of the Electoral College even after a violent mob of Trump supporters, some of whom chanted “Hang Mike Pence,” swarmed the U.S. Capitol, interrupting the congressional proceedings and forcing Pence, his family and staff into hiding in the complex.

Scott, a Trump rival in the 2024 race who dropped out and later endorsed the former president, declined to say in two Sunday news show interviews whether he would have acted differently as vice president.

“I’m not going to answer hypothetical questions, No. 1,” said Scott, R-S.C. He added: “You’re asking a hypothetical question that you know can never happen again.”

Badeendje ,
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This guy just spouts revisionist nonsense when interviewed. Saw an interview yesterday and had to turn if off for the amount of lies this guy regurgitates.

robdor ,

This timeline is so stupid. I want to get off Mr Bones Wild Ride.

gregorum ,
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How can he say anything with his tongue up Trump’s ass?

Neato ,
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What's the point of not certifying for him? Trump would have to win this year and Harris would certify. For Scott to certify outlook be 2029. And Trump can't run a third time.

I mean we all know Trump will try to become President for life. But in that case why even certify an election at all? Just cancel the election or any other number of fascist tactics?

iamericandre ,

Hopefully his life is about up

neptune ,

The point is saying that the 2020 election was stolen. Journalists ask because it's apparently a real question whether candidates believe in democracy, but to say you'd certify the 2020 election, or a future election, is to tell Trump that Pence was right and that he lost the 2020 election. Not many Republicans are willing to admit the 2020 election wasn't stolen.

Neato ,
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Yeah. I just assume Republicans don't believe in democracy.

FlyingSquid ,
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It's easier to get away with a coup if you can pretend you're following the rules.

grabyourmotherskeys ,

"that you know can never happen again" is code for "we're not going to change the rules to prevent this because we're running this same play next time but we'll insurrect harder this time".

MimicJar ,

Technically they already changed/updated the rules, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_Count_Reform_and_Presidential_Transition_Improvement_Act_of_2022

That said answer the fuckin question or chicken out of it correctly, "Mike Pence made the decision he thought was right and is an excellent man of character. Laws have been updated in the past few years to ensure nothing like this can happen again. "

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This is the best summary I could come up with:

(AP) — Sen. Tim Scott, a potential running mate if Donald Trump becomes the Republican presidential nominee, is treading carefully on questions about whether he would have certified the 2020 election had he been vice president at that time.

On Jan. 6, 2021, about two months after Trump lost the White House, then-Vice President Mike Pence defied his boss and refused to use his largely ceremonial role in overseeing the election certification process to block Democrat Joe Biden’s victory.

Two other potential Trump vice president contenders, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, said this month they would not have allowed 2020 election results to be certified on Jan. 6 had they been in Pence’s position.

“The one thing we know about the future is that the former president, fortunately, he’ll be successful in 2024, he won’t be facing that situation again,” Scott said.

Congress passed legislation in 2022 changing the law that governs the certification of a presidential contest, with the aim of avoiding a repeat of Trump’s effort to reverse his 2020 loss.

Trump is facing felony charges for working to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the Capitol riot.

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