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I do wonder if Sen Grassley was already on board with this plan for him to take VP Pence's place.
Who knew how much I'd appreciate VP Pence sticking to his guns and going through with the certification ceremony that cemented our next president into office once Joe Biden took his sworn oath to office. Much to DJT's and Rudy Giuliani's chagrin.
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Attorney Kenneth Chesebro sent an email to former New York Mayor and Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Dec. 13, 2020, with detailed plans that would put then-Vice President Mike Pence and Senate president pro tempore Chuck Grassley, Republican of Iowa, in central roles in the Congress' joint session. The email's subject line read, "Brief notes on 'President of the Senate' strategy."
According to the email – revealed via a recent court filing by the House Jan. 6 Committee in its legal fight against Trump attorney John Eastman – Chesebro wanted Pence to recuse himself from his constitutional position as president of the Senate and the presiding officer over the joint session and claim a "conflict of interest" by way of being a candidate on the ballots in question.
Once recused, the email continued, Grassley or another senior Republican majority member would become the presiding officer of the joint session and begin the election certification.

Who knew how much I'd appreciate VP Pence sticking to his guns and going through with the certification ceremony that cemented our next president into office once Joe Biden took his sworn oath to office. Much to DJT's and Rudy Giuliani's chagrin.

Email to Giuliani reveals plan to keep Trump in office on Jan. 6, court records show
A memo sent by a lawyer with ties to the Trump campaign to Rudy Giuliani is now in the hands of the House committee investigating the Capitol attack.

Attorney Kenneth Chesebro sent an email to former New York Mayor and Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Dec. 13, 2020, with detailed plans that would put then-Vice President Mike Pence and Senate president pro tempore Chuck Grassley, Republican of Iowa, in central roles in the Congress' joint session. The email's subject line read, "Brief notes on 'President of the Senate' strategy."
According to the email – revealed via a recent court filing by the House Jan. 6 Committee in its legal fight against Trump attorney John Eastman – Chesebro wanted Pence to recuse himself from his constitutional position as president of the Senate and the presiding officer over the joint session and claim a "conflict of interest" by way of being a candidate on the ballots in question.
Once recused, the email continued, Grassley or another senior Republican majority member would become the presiding officer of the joint session and begin the election certification.