Advertisement“You’ll go down as a wimp,” Trump reportedly said to Pence regarding his position on the certification. Pence ultimately declined to reject Electoral College votes in his ceremonial role of overseeing Congress’ election certification, and sent lawmakers a letter making his position clear. Smith later dropped the case prior to Trump taking office, due to a Justice Department policy barring the prosecution of a sitting president. Trump had pleaded “not guilty” in the federal case and claimed that he hadn’t called Pence a “wimp.”Pence wrote in his notes, “It doesn’t take courage to break the law. It takes courage to uphold the law.”AdvertisementThe White House did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment.
