Former Vice President Mike Pence is trying to block the release of official photos of him taken on Jan. 6 as supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in a violent attempt to block the certification of the 2020 presidential election.
ABC News journalist Jonathan Karl told Stephen Colbert that he saw the images while working on his new book, “Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show,” and said they are “wild.”
“He was in a loading dock in an underground parking garage beneath the Capitol Complex,” Karl said. “No place to sit. No desk, no chairs, no nothing. He was in this concrete parking garage.”
One photo shows Pence reacting to a tweet from Donald Trump attacking him in the middle of the siege.
“You can see, it kind of looks like Pence is grimacing,” Karl said. “But you can never really tell.”
Karl asked Pence if he could publish the pictures ― which were taken by the official White House photographer as part of his taxpayer-funded job ― but Pence blocked their release.
“I have a suspicion that the Jan. 6 committee is going to want to see the photos,” Karl said.
“Those aren’t his photos,” Colbert added.
“No, they’re your photos. They’re everybody’s photos here,” Karl replied, gesturing to Colbert and the audience.
“We paid for those photos,” Colbert added.
I guess the pictures must show him looking weak? Or angry at Dear Leader? What else could it be?
Pence is such a piece of work …