Trump indictment portrays Pence as crucial figure in special counsel's case

Washington — The federal indictment of former President Donald Trump on four felony counts alleging he attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential election makes clear that former Vice President Mike Pence is a critical witness in the prosecution's case against the former president. In the indictment, Pence is portrayed as the central figure resisting Trump and his co-conspirators' alleged schemes to delay the transfer of power before and on Jan. 6, 2021, repeatedly rebuffing Trump's demands that he reject the Electoral College results while overseeing a joint session of Congress....