Michael Luttig

Michael Luttig, a former conservative judge and informal aide to Mr Pence, said that if the vice-president had followed Mr Trump's orders "it would have plunged America into what I believe would have been tantamount to a revolution within a constitutional crisis in America". 
* [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61834957 quote: Ex-President Donald Trump put his Vice-President Mike Pence in danger during the Capitol riot as he illegally pressured him to quash the 2020 election, says a congressional panel. 
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Michael_Luttig - see following sent. 
* J. Michael Luttig bei de:WP (* 13. Juni 1954 in Tyler, Texas) ist ein amerikanischer Jurist und ehemaliger Bundesrichter am Bundesberufungsgericht für den 4. Gerichtskreis. 4. Circuit
===Adviser to Vice President Pence's staff===
In January 2021, it was reported that Luttig "played a key role in advising" US vice president Mike Pence on what his legal responsibilities and powers were as he presided over the electoral vote count on January 6 of that month, in the face of pressure by president Donald Trump to take steps to overturn some states' votes. Luttig "agreed to quickly write up his opinion that the vice president had no power to change the outcome, then posted it on Twitter." In June 2022, Luttig testified during a hearing conducted by the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack.
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