"Wouldn't it be cool to have that power?" That was the question from then-President Donald Trump to his VP, Mike Pence, when Pence was under enormous pressure to overturn the results of the 2020 election. This happened on the eve of what would then become the January 6th riot at the U.S. Capitol.

This scene plays out in Peril, the new book from Bob Woodward and his Washington Post colleague and co-author Robert Costa.

<p>"Wouldn't it be cool to have that power?" That was the question from then-President Donald Trump to his VP, Mike Pence, when Pence was under enormous pressure to overturn the results of the 2020 election. This happened on the eve of what would then become the January 6th riot at the U.S. Capitol.</p>
<p>This scene plays out in Peril, the new book from Bob Woodward and his Washington Post colleague and co-author Robert Costa.</p>

Advertisement