AP: Pence Told Pentagon In Urgent Jan. 6 Call To 'Clear the Capitol'

AP: Pence Told Pentagon In Urgent Jan. 6 Call To 'Clear the Capitol'

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Watch VideoThen-Vice President Mike Pence urgently telephoned the Pentagon during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection, imploring the acting defense secretary to (quote) "Clear the Capitol." 

But, according to previously undisclosed documents obtained by The Association Press, help was slow to come. Despite Pence's call to...

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