Inside Pence-world's preparation for a Jan. 6 legal showdown

A Dec. 8 brief reveals how quickly after the election then-Vice President Mike Pence and his team began to contemplate the limits of his role presiding over the Jan. 6 session of Congress — which was required by the Constitution. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

As forces loyal to Donald Trump began calling on Mike Pence to single-handedly stop Joe Biden from becoming president, the then-vice president dashed off a request in late 2020 to his top lawyer: Just how much power did he actually have over certifying electoral votes?

His counsel, Greg Jacob, replied the next day with a four-page legal memo that marked Pence’s

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