The former vice president twice refused to be evacuated as rioters stormed the Capitol on January 6, according to a new book about the final days of the Trump administration.
"Tim Giebels, the lead special agent in charge of the vice president's protective detail, twice asked Pence to evacuate the Capitol, but Pence refused," the book says.
Pence reportedly told Giebels:"I'm not leaving the Capitol." He was concerned that his 20-car motorcade leaving would"vindicate their insurrection," Leonnig and Rucker add. Giebels asked Pence to evacuate a third time but it was"more of an order than a request" as the agent believed Pence and his family were no longer safe where they were. They were evacuated down a staircase to an underground area of the Capitol. Pence's limousine was waiting for them, but the then vice president reportedly refused to get in.
The book goes on:"At 2:26, after a team of agents scouted a safe path to ensure the Pences would not encounter trouble, Giebels and the rest of Pence's detail guided them down a staircase to a secure subterranean area that rioters couldn't reach, where the vice president's armored limousine awaited. Giebels asked Pence to get in one of the vehicles. 'We can hold here,' he said.
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