Published On: Wed, Oct 2nd, 2024

Trump acted outside his duties in pressuring Pence, officials after 2020 election loss: prosecutors

Former U.S. president Donald Trump speaks at an event in Milwaukee on Oct. 1, 2024.

U.S. prosecutors said Donald Trump was acting outside the scope of his duties as president when he pressured state officials and then-U.S. vice president Mike Pence to try to overturn his 2020 election defeat, in a court filing made public on Wednesday.

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Trump acted outside his duties in pressuring Pence, officials after 2020 election loss: prosecutors