The footage of the unreleased interview, captured less than a week after pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol, comes from a documentary by filmmaker Alex Holder that was recently subpoenaed by a Congress committee investigating the attack.
The interview was held on January 12, 2021 - the day the House passed a resolution that called for Pence to replace Trump by way of the amendment. The 25th amendment gives the vice president, as well as most of the Cabinet, the power to declare the president unfit for office - a move that would have put Pence, 63, in charge of the country. Congress approved the resolution - however, Pence shot it down, saying that it would 'set a terrible precedent' to invoke the law. Footage from the interview obtained by CNN shows Pence first learning of Congress' plans, as he is handed a phone with an email of a draft of the resolution by an aide.
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