CNN
Mike Pence’s former chief of staff responded Tuesday to his turncoat colleague’s criticism of their onetime shared boss—which culminated in retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg’s endorsement of former President Donald Trump Monday.
Appearing on CNN, Marc Short read aloud emails he claimed were from Kellogg, Pence’s former national security adviser, on the night of Jan. 6. In the communications, Kellogg was supportive of Pence’s position: that he had solely ceremonial duties in overseeing the certification of presidential electors.
“[Kellogg] said, ‘The president is up in the residence. I recommend you stay on the Hill and finish the Electoral College issue tonight,’” Short told The Situation Room anchor Wolf Blitzer. “I responded, ‘That’s our plan.’ And he said, ‘That’s not a good plan. That’s a great plan. Close this thing out tonight.’”