Democracy Dies in Darkness
A top Democrat ties Pence’s ‘I’m not getting in the car’ to Jan. 6 ‘coup’
As Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) leans in on longstanding questions about the scene, here’s what we know
Analysis byAaron Blake
It’s been months since we learned of a remarkable scene deep inside the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021. As The Washington Post’s Carol D. Leonnig and Philip Rucker reported in their 2021 book, Vice President Mike Pence told a Secret Service agent who wanted to put him into an armored limousine, “I’m not getting in the car.” Pence was worried the Secret Service would whisk him away from the Capitol, against his wishes.
